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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/opt-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/opt-common.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bf6566555 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/opt-common.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# Options + +The following options are allowed for all `nix-store` operations, but may not always have an effect. + +- <span id="opt-add-root">[`--add-root`](#opt-add-root)</span> *path* + + Causes the result of a realisation (`--realise` and + `--force-realise`) to be registered as a root of the garbage + collector. *path* will be created as a symlink to the resulting + store path. In addition, a uniquely named symlink to *path* will + be created in `/nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto/`. For instance, + + ```console + $ nix-store --add-root /home/eelco/bla/result -r ... + + $ ls -l /nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto + lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 dn54lcypm8f8... -> /home/eelco/bla/result + + $ ls -l /home/eelco/bla/result + lrwxrwxrwx 1 ... 2005-03-13 21:10 /home/eelco/bla/result -> /nix/store/1r11343n6qd4...-f-spot-0.0.10 + ``` + + Thus, when `/home/eelco/bla/result` is removed, the GC root in the + `auto` directory becomes a dangling symlink and will be ignored by + the collector. + + > **Warning** + > + > Note that it is not possible to move or rename GC roots, since + > the symlink in the `auto` directory will still point to the old + > location. + + If there are multiple results, then multiple symlinks will be + created by sequentially numbering symlinks beyond the first one + (e.g., `foo`, `foo-2`, `foo-3`, and so on). + |