Name

       nix store make-content-addressable - rewrite a path or closure to content-addressed form

Synopsis

       nix store make-content-addressable [option…] installables…

Examples

       • Create a content-addressed representation of the closure of GNU Hello:

       # nix store make-content-addressable -r nixpkgs#hello
       …
       rewrote '/nix/store/v5sv61sszx301i0x6xysaqzla09nksnd-hello-2.10' to '/nix/store/5skmmcb9svys5lj3kbsrjg7vf2irid63-hello-2.10'

              Since  the resulting paths are content-addressed, they are always trusted and don’t
              need signatures to copied to another store:

       # nix copy --to /tmp/nix --trusted-public-keys '' /nix/store/5skmmcb9svys5lj3kbsrjg7vf2irid63-hello-2.10

              By contrast, the original closure is input-addressed, so it does need signatures to
              be trusted:

       # nix copy --to /tmp/nix --trusted-public-keys '' nixpkgs#hello
       cannot add path '/nix/store/zy9wbxwcygrwnh8n2w9qbbcr6zk87m26-libunistring-0.9.10' because it lacks a valid signature

       • Create a content-addressed representation of the current NixOS system closure:

       # nix store make-content-addressable -r /run/current-system

Description

       This command converts the closure of the store paths specified by installables to content-
       addressed form. Nix store paths are usually input-addressed, meaning that the hash part of
       the  store  path  is  computed  from  the contents of the derivation (i.e., the build-time
       dependency graph). Input-addressed paths need to be signed by a trusted key if you want to
       import  them  into  a  store,  because we need to trust that the contents of the path were
       actually built by the derivation.

       By contrast, in a content-addressed path, the hash part is computed from the  contents  of
       the  path.  This  allows  the  contents  of the path to be verified without any additional
       information such as signatures. This means that a command like

       # nix store build /nix/store/5skmmcb9svys5lj3kbsrjg7vf2irid63-hello-2.10 \
           --substituters https://my-cache.example.org

       will succeed even if the binary cache  https://my-cache.example.org  doesn’t  present  any
       signatures.

Options

       • --json
         Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.

       Common evaluation options:

       • --arg name expr
         Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.

       • --argstr name string
         Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.

       • --eval-store store-url
         The Nix store to use for evaluations.

       • --impure
         Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.

       • --include / -I path
         Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.

       • --override-flake original-ref resolved-ref
         Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.

       Common flake-related options:

       • --commit-lock-file
         Commit changes to the flake’s lock file.

       • --inputs-from flake-url
         Use the inputs of the specified flake as registry entries.

       • --no-registries
         Don’t  allow  lookups  in the flake registries. This option is deprecated; use --no-use-
         registries.

       • --no-update-lock-file
         Do not allow any updates to the flake’s lock file.

       • --no-write-lock-file
         Do not write the flake’s newly generated lock file.

       • --override-input input-path flake-url
         Override a specific flake input (e.g. dwarffs/nixpkgs).  This  implies  --no-write-lock-
         file.

       • --recreate-lock-file
         Recreate the flake’s lock file from scratch.

       • --update-input input-path
         Update a specific flake input (ignoring its previous entry in the lock file).

       Options that change the interpretation of installables:

       • --all
         Apply the operation to every store path.

       • --derivation
         Operate on the store derivation rather than its outputs.

       • --expr expr
         Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression expr.

       • --file / -f file
         Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression stored in file.

       • --recursive / -r
         Apply operation to closure of the specified paths.

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