nix3-nar-cat(1)

print the contents of a file inside a NAR file on stdout Cnix nar cat [option] nar path List a file in a NAR and pipe it

Section 1 nix-bin bookworm source

Description

nix3-nar-cat

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

Name

nix nar cat - print the contents of a file inside a NAR file on stdout

Synopsis

nix nar cat [option…] nar path

Examples

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List a file in a NAR and pipe it through gunzip:

# nix nar cat ./hello.nar /share/man/man1/hello.1.gz | gunzip
.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.46.4.
.TH HELLO "1" "November 2014" "hello 2.10" "User Commands"
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Description

This command prints on standard output the contents of the regular file path inside the NAR file nar.