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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/dump-db.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/dump-db.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b2c77ced0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/dump-db.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --dump-db` - export Nix database + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--dump-db` [*paths…*] + +# Description + +The operation `--dump-db` writes a dump of the Nix database to standard +output. It can be loaded into an empty Nix store using `--load-db`. This +is useful for making backups and when migrating to different database +schemas. + +By default, `--dump-db` will dump the entire Nix database. When one or +more store paths is passed, only the subset of the Nix database for +those store paths is dumped. As with `--export`, the user is responsible +for passing all the store paths for a closure. See `--export` for an +example. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} |