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diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/copy-closure.xml b/doc/manual/packages/copy-closure.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5ec7896d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/packages/copy-closure.xml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="ssec-copy-closure"> + +<title>Copying Closures</title> + +<para>The command <command +linkend="sec-nix-copy-closure">nix-copy-closure</command> copies a Nix +store path along with all its dependencies to or from another machine +via the SSH protocol. It doesn’t copy store paths that are already +present on the target machine. For example, the following command +copies Firefox with all its dependencies: + +<screen> +$ nix-copy-closure --to alice@itchy.example.org $(type -p firefox)</screen> + +See <xref linkend='sec-nix-copy-closure' /> for details.</para> + +<para>With <command linkend='refsec-nix-store-export'>nix-store +--export</command> and <command +linkend='refsec-nix-store-import'>nix-store --import</command> you can +write the closure of a store path (that is, the path and all its +dependencies) to a file, and then unpack that file into another Nix +store. For example, + +<screen> +$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR $(type -p firefox)) > firefox.closure</screen> + +writes the closure of Firefox to a file. You can then copy this file +to another machine and install the closure: + +<screen> +$ nix-store --import < firefox.closure</screen> + +Any store paths in the closure that are already present in the target +store are ignored. It is also possible to pipe the export into +another command, e.g. to copy and install a closure directly to/on +another machine: + +<screen> +$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR $(type -p firefox)) | bzip2 | \ + ssh alice@itchy.example.org "bunzip2 | nix-store --import"</screen> + +However, <command>nix-copy-closure</command> is generally more +efficient because it only copies paths that are not already present in +the target Nix store.</para> + +</section> |