nix3-flake-archive

Warning: This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

Name

nix flake archive - copy a flake and all its inputs to a store

Synopsis

nix flake archive [option…] flake-url

Examples

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Copy the dwarffs flake and its dependencies to a binary cache:

# nix flake archive --to file:///tmp/my-cache dwarffs

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Fetch the dwarffs flake and its dependencies to the local Nix store:

# nix flake archive dwarffs

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Print the store paths of the flake sources of NixOps without fetching them:

# nix flake archive --json --dry-run nixops

Description

FIXME

Options

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--dry-run

Show what this command would do without doing it.

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--json

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

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--to store-uri

URI of the destination Nix store

Common evaluation options:

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--arg name expr

Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.

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--argstr name string

Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.

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--eval-store store-url

The Nix store to use for evaluations.

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--impure

Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.

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--include / -I path

Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.

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--override-flake original-ref resolved-ref

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

Common flake-related options:

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--commit-lock-file

Commit changes to the flake’s lock file.

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--inputs-from flake-url

Use the inputs of the specified flake as registry entries.

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--no-registries

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

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--no-update-lock-file

Do not allow any updates to the flake’s lock file.

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--no-write-lock-file

Do not write the flake’s newly generated lock file.

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--override-input input-path flake-url

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

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--recreate-lock-file

Recreate the flake’s lock file from scratch.

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--update-input input-path

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