nix3-store-gc(1)

perform garbage collection on a Nix store Cnix store gc [option] Delete unreachable paths in the Nix store: # nix store

Section 1 nix-bin bookworm source

Description

nix3-store-gc

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

Name

nix store gc - perform garbage collection on a Nix store

Synopsis

nix store gc [option…]

Examples

Delete unreachable paths in the Nix store:

# nix store gc

Delete up to 1 gigabyte of garbage:

# nix store gc --max 1G

Description

This command deletes unreachable paths in the Nix store.

Options

--dry-run

Show what this command would do without doing it.

--max n

Stop after freeing n bytes of disk space.