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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4a88e9382 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --read-log` - print build log + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` {`--read-log` | `-l`} *paths…* + +# Description + +The operation `--read-log` prints the build log of the specified store +paths on standard output. The build log is whatever the builder of a +derivation wrote to standard output and standard error. If a store path +is not a derivation, the deriver of the store path is used. + +Build logs are kept in `/nix/var/log/nix/drvs`. However, there is no +guarantee that a build log is available for any particular store path. +For instance, if the path was downloaded as a pre-built binary through a +substitute, then the log is unavailable. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Example + +```console +$ nix-store -l $(which ktorrent) +building /nix/store/dhc73pvzpnzxhdgpimsd9sw39di66ph1-ktorrent-2.2.1 +unpacking sources +unpacking source archive /nix/store/p8n1jpqs27mgkjw07pb5269717nzf5f8-ktorrent-2.2.1.tar.gz +ktorrent-2.2.1/ +ktorrent-2.2.1/NEWS +... +``` + |