Provided by: nix-bin_2.8.0-1.1build1_amd64
Name
nix store delete - delete paths from the Nix store
Synopsis
nix store delete [option…] installables…
Examples
• Delete a specific store path: # nix store delete /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10
Description
This command deletes the store paths specified by installables. , but only if it is safe to do so; that is, when the path is not reachable from a root of the garbage collector. This means that you can only delete paths that would also be deleted by nix store gc. Thus, nix store delete is a more targeted version of nix store gc. With the option --ignore-liveness, reachability from the roots is ignored. However, the path still won’t be deleted if there are other paths in the store that refer to it (i.e., depend on it).
Options
• --ignore-liveness Do not check whether the paths are reachable from a root. 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. If file is the character -, then a Nix expression will be read from standard input. • --recursive / -r Apply operation to closure of the specified paths. nix3-store-delete(1)