Add 'nix store repair' command

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+R""(
+
+# Examples
+
+* Repair a store path, after determining that it is corrupt:
+
+  ```console
+  # nix store verify /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10
+  path '/nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10' was
+  modified! expected hash
+  'sha256:1hd5vnh6xjk388gdk841vflicy8qv7qzj2hb7xlyh8lpb43j921l', got
+  'sha256:1a25lf78x5wi6pfkrxalf0n13kdaca0bqmjqnp7wfjza2qz5ssgl'
+
+  # nix store repair /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10
+  ```
+
+# Description
+
+This command attempts to "repair" the store paths specified by
+*installables* by redownloading them using the available
+substituters. If no substitutes are available, then repair is not
+possible.
+
+> **Warning**
+>
+> During repair, there is a very small time window during which the old
+> path (if it exists) is moved out of the way and replaced with the new
+> path. If repair is interrupted in between, then the system may be left
+> in a broken state (e.g., if the path contains a critical system
+> component like the GNU C Library).
+
+)""