Name

       nix nar - create or inspect NAR files

Synopsis

       nix nar [option…] subcommand

       where subcommand is one of the following:

       • nix  nar  cat  (./nix3-nar-cat.md)  -  print the contents of a file inside a NAR file on
         stdout
       • nix nar dump-path (./nix3-nar-dump-path.md) - serialise a path to stdout in NAR format
       • nix nar ls (./nix3-nar-ls.md) - show information about a path inside a NAR file

Description

       nix nar provides several subcommands for creating and inspecting Nix Archives (NARs).

File format

       For   the   definition   of    the    NAR    file    format,    see    Figure    5.2    in
       https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf.

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