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author | Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com> | 2020-12-04 00:58:09 +0100 |
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committer | Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com> | 2020-12-04 00:59:24 +0100 |
commit | f337aa70998141ccfaa956e9f670152dbb15b385 (patch) | |
tree | 7563c50f1cc90ea34ca45bd66d8962d4c9fff6bc /src/nix/add-path.md | |
parent | 8df58eae4c6f074b8e33a5bcb0c73b6700e34d5a (diff) |
Split 'nix store add-to-store' into 'add-path' and 'add-file'
This makes it consistent with 'nix hash <path|file>'.
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diff --git a/src/nix/add-path.md b/src/nix/add-path.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..87473611d --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/add-path.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +R""( + +# Description + +Copy *path* to the Nix store, and print the resulting store path on +standard output. + +> **Warning** +> +> The resulting store path is not registered as a garbage +> collector root, so it could be deleted before you have a +> chance to register it. + +# Examples + +Add a directory to the store: + +```console +# mkdir dir +# echo foo > dir/bar + +# nix store add-path ./dir +/nix/store/6pmjx56pm94n66n4qw1nff0y1crm8nqg-dir + +# cat /nix/store/6pmjx56pm94n66n4qw1nff0y1crm8nqg-dir/bar +foo +``` + +)"" |