nix nar ls

nix nar ls [option…] nar path

• To list a specific file in a NAR:

# nix nar ls -l ./hello.nar /bin/hello
-r-xr-xr-x                38184 hello

• To recursively list the contents of a directory inside a NAR, in JSON format:

# nix nar ls --json -R ./hello.nar /bin
{"type":"directory","entries":{"hello":{"type":"regular","size":38184,"executable":true,"narOffset":400}}}

This command shows information about a path inside NAR file nar.

• --directory / -d
  Show directories rather than their contents.
• --json
  Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.
• --long / -l
  Show detailed file information.
• --recursive / -R
  List subdirectories recursively.