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+R""(
+
+# Examples
+
+* To list the contents of a store path in a binary cache:
+
+  ```console
+  # nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ -lR /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10
+  dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./bin
+  -r-xr-xr-x                38184 ./bin/hello
+  dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./share
+  …
+  ```
+
+* To show information about a specific file in a binary cache:
+
+  ```console
+  # nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ -l /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello
+  -r-xr-xr-x                38184 hello
+  ```
+
+# Description
+
+This command shows information about *path* in a Nix store. *path* can
+be a top-level store path or any file inside a store path.
+
+)""