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Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
69 files changed, 2874 insertions, 1882 deletions
diff --git a/doc/internal-api/.gitignore b/doc/internal-api/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dab28b6b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/internal-api/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +/doxygen.cfg +/html +/latex diff --git a/doc/internal-api/doxygen.cfg.in b/doc/internal-api/doxygen.cfg.in new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8f526536d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/internal-api/doxygen.cfg.in @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Doxyfile 1.9.5 + +# The PROJECT_NAME tag is a single word (or a sequence of words surrounded by +# double-quotes, unless you are using Doxywizard) that should identify the +# project for which the documentation is generated. This name is used in the +# title of most generated pages and in a few other places. +# The default value is: My Project. + +PROJECT_NAME = "Nix" + +# The PROJECT_NUMBER tag can be used to enter a project or revision number. This +# could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version +# control system is used. + +PROJECT_NUMBER = @PACKAGE_VERSION@ + +# Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description +# for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a +# quick idea about the purpose of the project. Keep the description short. + +PROJECT_BRIEF = "Nix, the purely functional package manager; unstable internal interfaces" + +# If the GENERATE_LATEX tag is set to YES, doxygen will generate LaTeX output. +# The default value is: YES. + +GENERATE_LATEX = NO + +# The INPUT tag is used to specify the files and/or directories that contain +# documented source files. You may enter file names like myfile.cpp or +# directories like /usr/src/myproject. Separate the files or directories with +# spaces. See also FILE_PATTERNS and EXTENSION_MAPPING +# Note: If this tag is empty the current directory is searched. + +# FIXME Make this list more maintainable somehow. We could maybe generate this +# in the Makefile, but we would need to change how `.in` files are preprocessed +# so they can expand variables despite configure variables. + +INPUT = \ + src/libcmd \ + src/libexpr \ + src/libexpr/flake \ + src/libexpr/tests \ + src/libexpr/tests/value \ + src/libexpr/value \ + src/libfetchers \ + src/libmain \ + src/libstore \ + src/libstore/build \ + src/libstore/builtins \ + src/libstore/tests \ + src/libutil \ + src/libutil/tests \ + src/nix \ + src/nix-env \ + src/nix-store + +# The INCLUDE_PATH tag can be used to specify one or more directories that +# contain include files that are not input files but should be processed by the +# preprocessor. Note that the INCLUDE_PATH is not recursive, so the setting of +# RECURSIVE has no effect here. +# This tag requires that the tag SEARCH_INCLUDES is set to YES. + +INCLUDE_PATH = @RAPIDCHECK_HEADERS@ diff --git a/doc/internal-api/local.mk b/doc/internal-api/local.mk new file mode 100644 index 000000000..890f341b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/internal-api/local.mk @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +.PHONY: internal-api-html + +ifeq ($(internal_api_docs), yes) + +$(docdir)/internal-api/html/index.html $(docdir)/internal-api/latex: $(d)/doxygen.cfg + mkdir -p $(docdir)/internal-api + { cat $< ; echo "OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=$(docdir)/internal-api" ; } | doxygen - + +# Generate the HTML API docs for Nix's unstable internal interfaces. +internal-api-html: $(docdir)/internal-api/html/index.html + +else + +# Make a nicer error message +internal-api-html: + @echo "Internal API docs are disabled. Configure with '--enable-internal-api-docs', or avoid calling 'make internal-api-html'." + @exit 1 + +endif diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix index 8c7c4d358..0b3a23801 100644 --- a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix +++ b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -{ toplevel }: +cliDumpStr: with builtins; with import ./utils.nix; @@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ let showCommand = { command, details, filename, toplevel }: let + result = '' > **Warning** \ - > This program is **experimental** and its interface is subject to change. + > This program is + > [**experimental**](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command) + > and its interface is subject to change. # Name @@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ let ${maybeOptions} ''; + showSynopsis = command: args: let showArgument = arg: "*${arg.label}*" + (if arg ? arity then "" else "..."); @@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ let in '' `${command}` [*option*...] ${arguments} ''; + maybeSubcommands = if details ? commands && details.commands != {} then '' where *subcommand* is one of the following: @@ -39,26 +44,38 @@ let ${subcommands} '' else ""; + subcommands = if length categories > 1 then listCategories else listSubcommands details.commands; + categories = sort (x: y: x.id < y.id) (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues details.commands))); + listCategories = concatStrings (map showCategory categories); + showCategory = cat: '' **${toString cat.description}:** ${listSubcommands (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) details.commands)} ''; + listSubcommands = cmds: concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs showSubcommand cmds)); + showSubcommand = name: subcmd: '' * [`${command} ${name}`](./${appendName filename name}.md) - ${subcmd.description} ''; - maybeDocumentation = if details ? doc then details.doc else ""; + + maybeDocumentation = + if details ? doc + then replaceStrings ["@stores@"] [storeDocs] details.doc + else ""; + maybeOptions = if details.flags == {} then "" else '' # Options ${showOptions details.flags toplevel.flags} ''; + showOptions = options: commonOptions: let allOptions = options // commonOptions; @@ -98,13 +115,13 @@ let }; in [ cmd ] ++ concatMap subcommand (attrNames details.commands or {}); - parsedToplevel = builtins.fromJSON toplevel; - + cliDump = builtins.fromJSON cliDumpStr; + manpages = processCommand { command = "nix"; - details = parsedToplevel; + details = cliDump.args; filename = "nix"; - toplevel = parsedToplevel; + toplevel = cliDump.args; }; tableOfContents = let @@ -112,4 +129,18 @@ let " - [${page.command}](command-ref/new-cli/${page.name})"; in concatStringsSep "\n" (map showEntry manpages) + "\n"; + storeDocs = + let + showStore = name: { settings, doc }: + '' + ## ${name} + + ${doc} + + **Settings**: + + ${showSettings { useAnchors = false; } settings} + ''; + in concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs showStore cliDump.stores)); + in (listToAttrs manpages) // { "SUMMARY.md" = tableOfContents; } diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-options.nix b/doc/manual/generate-options.nix deleted file mode 100644 index a4ec36477..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/generate-options.nix +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -let - inherit (builtins) attrNames concatStringsSep isAttrs isBool; - inherit (import ./utils.nix) concatStrings squash splitLines; -in - -optionsInfo: -let - showOption = name: - let - inherit (optionsInfo.${name}) description documentDefault defaultValue aliases; - result = squash '' - - <span id="conf-${name}">[`${name}`](#conf-${name})</span> - - ${indent " " body} - ''; - # separate body to cleanly handle indentation - body = '' - ${description} - - **Default:** ${showDefault documentDefault defaultValue} - - ${showAliases aliases} - ''; - showDefault = documentDefault: defaultValue: - if documentDefault then - # a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but - # this shows the value type. The empty stringmap is `null` in - # JSON, but that converts to `{ }` here. - if defaultValue == "" || defaultValue == [] || isAttrs defaultValue - then "*empty*" - else if isBool defaultValue then - if defaultValue then "`true`" else "`false`" - else "`${toString defaultValue}`" - else "*machine-specific*"; - showAliases = aliases: - if aliases == [] then "" else - "**Deprecated alias:** ${(concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") aliases))}"; - indent = prefix: s: - concatStringsSep "\n" (map (x: if x == "" then x else "${prefix}${x}") (splitLines s)); - in result; -in concatStrings (map showOption (attrNames optionsInfo)) diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-xp-features-shortlist.nix b/doc/manual/generate-xp-features-shortlist.nix new file mode 100644 index 000000000..30e211c96 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/generate-xp-features-shortlist.nix @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +with builtins; +with import ./utils.nix; + +let + showExperimentalFeature = name: doc: + '' + - [`${name}`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-${name}) + ''; +in xps: indent " " (concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs showExperimentalFeature xps))) diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-xp-features.nix b/doc/manual/generate-xp-features.nix new file mode 100644 index 000000000..adb94355c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/generate-xp-features.nix @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +with builtins; +with import ./utils.nix; + +let + showExperimentalFeature = name: doc: + squash '' + ## [`${name}`]{#xp-feature-${name}} + + ${doc} + ''; +in xps: (concatStringsSep "\n" (attrValues (mapAttrs showExperimentalFeature xps))) diff --git a/doc/manual/local.mk b/doc/manual/local.mk index f43510b6d..63e7e61e4 100644 --- a/doc/manual/local.mk +++ b/doc/manual/local.mk @@ -1,17 +1,24 @@ ifeq ($(doc_generate),yes) MANUAL_SRCS := \ - $(call rwildcard, $(d)/src, *.md) \ - $(call rwildcard, $(d)/src, */*.md) + $(call rwildcard, $(d)/src, *.md) \ + $(call rwildcard, $(d)/src, */*.md) -# Generate man pages. man-pages := $(foreach n, \ - nix-env.1 nix-build.1 nix-shell.1 nix-store.1 nix-instantiate.1 \ - nix-collect-garbage.1 \ - nix-prefetch-url.1 nix-channel.1 \ - nix-hash.1 nix-copy-closure.1 \ - nix.conf.5 nix-daemon.8, \ - $(d)/$(n)) + nix-env.1 nix-store.1 \ + nix-build.1 nix-shell.1 nix-instantiate.1 \ + nix-collect-garbage.1 \ + nix-prefetch-url.1 nix-channel.1 \ + nix-hash.1 nix-copy-closure.1 \ + nix.conf.5 nix-daemon.8 \ +, $(d)/$(n)) + +# man pages for subcommands +# convert from `$(d)/src/command-ref/nix-{1}/{2}.md` to `$(d)/nix-{1}-{2}.1` +# FIXME: unify with how nix3-cli man pages are generated +man-pages += $(foreach subcommand, \ + $(filter-out %opt-common.md %env-common.md, $(wildcard $(d)/src/command-ref/nix-*/*.md)), \ + $(d)/$(subst /,-,$(subst $(d)/src/command-ref/,,$(subst .md,.1,$(subcommand))))) clean-files += $(d)/*.1 $(d)/*.5 $(d)/*.8 @@ -26,9 +33,42 @@ dummy-env = env -i \ nix-eval = $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix eval --experimental-features nix-command -I nix/corepkgs=corepkgs --store dummy:// --impure --raw +# re-implement mdBook's include directive to make it usable for terminal output and for proper @docroot@ substitution +define process-includes + while read -r line; do \ + set -euo pipefail; \ + filename="$$(dirname $(1))/$$(sed 's/{{#include \(.*\)}}/\1/'<<< $$line)"; \ + test -f "$$filename" || ( echo "#include-d file '$$filename' does not exist." >&2; exit 1; ); \ + matchline="$$(sed 's|/|\\/|g' <<< $$line)"; \ + sed -i "/$$matchline/r $$filename" $(2); \ + sed -i "s/$$matchline//" $(2); \ + done < <(grep '{{#include' $(1)) +endef + +$(d)/nix-env-%.1: $(d)/src/command-ref/nix-env/%.md + @printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$(subst nix-env-,nix-env --,$$(basename "$@" .1))" > $^.tmp + $(render-subcommand) + +$(d)/nix-store-%.1: $(d)/src/command-ref/nix-store/%.md + @printf -- 'Title: %s\n\n' "$(subst nix-store-,nix-store --,$$(basename "$@" .1))" > $^.tmp + $(render-subcommand) + +# FIXME: there surely is some more deduplication to be achieved here with even darker Make magic +define render-subcommand + @cat $^ >> $^.tmp + @$(call process-includes,$^,$^.tmp) + $(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man --nroff-nolinks -M section=1 $^.tmp -o $@ + @# fix up `lowdown`'s automatic escaping of `--` + @# https://github.com/kristapsdz/lowdown/blob/edca6ce6d5336efb147321a43c47a698de41bb7c/entity.c#L202 + @sed -i 's/\e\[u2013\]/--/' $@ + @rm $^.tmp +endef + + $(d)/%.1: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md @printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .1)" > $^.tmp @cat $^ >> $^.tmp + @$(call process-includes,$^,$^.tmp) $(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man --nroff-nolinks -M section=1 $^.tmp -o $@ @rm $^.tmp @@ -41,40 +81,49 @@ $(d)/%.8: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md $(d)/nix.conf.5: $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md @printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .5)" > $^.tmp @cat $^ >> $^.tmp + @$(call process-includes,$^,$^.tmp) $(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man --nroff-nolinks -M section=5 $^.tmp -o $@ @rm $^.tmp -$(d)/src/SUMMARY.md: $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md.in $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli - $(trace-gen) cat doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in | while IFS= read line; do if [[ $$line = @manpages@ ]]; then cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli/SUMMARY.md; else echo "$$line"; fi; done > $@.tmp - @mv $@.tmp $@ +$(d)/src/SUMMARY.md: $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md.in $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli $(d)/src/contributing/experimental-feature-descriptions.md + @cp $< $@ + @$(call process-includes,$@,$@) -$(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/generate-manpage.nix $(bindir)/nix - @rm -rf $@ - $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --write-to $@.tmp --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix { toplevel = builtins.readFile $<; }' - @# @docroot@: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/contributing/hacking.html#docroot-variable - $(trace-gen) sed -i $@.tmp/*.md -e 's^@docroot@^../..^g' +$(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/utils.nix $(d)/generate-manpage.nix $(bindir)/nix + @rm -rf $@ $@.tmp + $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --write-to $@.tmp --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix (builtins.readFile $<)' @mv $@.tmp $@ -$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/generate-options.nix $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix +$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/utils.nix $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md $(d)/src/command-ref/experimental-features-shortlist.md $(bindir)/nix @cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md > $@.tmp - @# @docroot@: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/contributing/hacking.html#docroot-variable - $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-options.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' \ - | sed -e 's^@docroot@^..^g'>> $@.tmp + $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr '(import doc/manual/utils.nix).showSettings { useAnchors = true; } (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp; @mv $@.tmp $@ $(d)/nix.json: $(bindir)/nix - $(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix __dump-args > $@.tmp + $(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix __dump-cli > $@.tmp @mv $@.tmp $@ $(d)/conf-file.json: $(bindir)/nix $(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix show-config --json --experimental-features nix-command > $@.tmp @mv $@.tmp $@ +$(d)/src/contributing/experimental-feature-descriptions.md: $(d)/xp-features.json $(d)/utils.nix $(d)/generate-xp-features.nix $(bindir)/nix + @rm -rf $@ $@.tmp + $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --write-to $@.tmp --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-xp-features.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' + @mv $@.tmp $@ + +$(d)/src/command-ref/experimental-features-shortlist.md: $(d)/xp-features.json $(d)/utils.nix $(d)/generate-xp-features-shortlist.nix $(bindir)/nix + @rm -rf $@ $@.tmp + $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --write-to $@.tmp --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-xp-features-shortlist.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' + @mv $@.tmp $@ + +$(d)/xp-features.json: $(bindir)/nix + $(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) NIX_PATH=nix/corepkgs=corepkgs $(bindir)/nix __dump-xp-features > $@.tmp + @mv $@.tmp $@ + $(d)/src/language/builtins.md: $(d)/builtins.json $(d)/generate-builtins.nix $(d)/src/language/builtins-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix @cat doc/manual/src/language/builtins-prefix.md > $@.tmp - @# @docroot@: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/contributing/hacking.html#docroot-variable - $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' \ - | sed -e 's^@docroot@^..^g' >> $@.tmp + $(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp; @cat doc/manual/src/language/builtins-suffix.md >> $@.tmp @mv $@.tmp $@ @@ -83,7 +132,8 @@ $(d)/builtins.json: $(bindir)/nix @mv $@.tmp $@ # Generate the HTML manual. -html: $(docdir)/manual/index.html +.PHONY: manual-html +manual-html: $(docdir)/manual/index.html install: $(docdir)/manual/index.html # Generate 'nix' manpages. @@ -91,6 +141,8 @@ install: $(mandir)/man1/nix3-manpages man: doc/manual/generated/man1/nix3-manpages all: doc/manual/generated/man1/nix3-manpages +# FIXME: unify with how the other man pages are generated. +# this one works differently and does not use any of the amenities provided by `/mk/lib.mk`. $(mandir)/man1/nix3-manpages: doc/manual/generated/man1/nix3-manpages @mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$$(dirname $@) $(trace-install) install -m 0644 $$(dirname $<)/* $(DESTDIR)$$(dirname $@) @@ -98,21 +150,31 @@ $(mandir)/man1/nix3-manpages: doc/manual/generated/man1/nix3-manpages doc/manual/generated/man1/nix3-manpages: $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli @mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$$(dirname $@) $(trace-gen) for i in doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli/*.md; do \ - name=$$(basename $$i .md); \ - tmpFile=$$(mktemp); \ - if [[ $$name = SUMMARY ]]; then continue; fi; \ - printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$name" > $$tmpFile; \ - cat $$i >> $$tmpFile; \ - lowdown -sT man --nroff-nolinks -M section=1 $$tmpFile -o $(DESTDIR)$$(dirname $@)/$$name.1; \ - rm $$tmpFile; \ + name=$$(basename $$i .md); \ + tmpFile=$$(mktemp); \ + if [[ $$name = SUMMARY ]]; then continue; fi; \ + printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$name" > $$tmpFile; \ + cat $$i >> $$tmpFile; \ + lowdown -sT man --nroff-nolinks -M section=1 $$tmpFile -o $(DESTDIR)$$(dirname $@)/$$name.1; \ + rm $$tmpFile; \ done @touch $@ -$(docdir)/manual/index.html: $(MANUAL_SRCS) $(d)/book.toml $(d)/anchors.jq $(d)/custom.css $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md $(d)/src/language/builtins.md +$(docdir)/manual/index.html: $(MANUAL_SRCS) $(d)/book.toml $(d)/anchors.jq $(d)/custom.css $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli $(d)/src/contributing/experimental-feature-descriptions.md $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md $(d)/src/language/builtins.md $(trace-gen) \ - set -euo pipefail; \ - RUST_LOG=warn mdbook build doc/manual -d $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/manual.tmp 2>&1 \ - | { grep -Fv "because fragment resolution isn't implemented" || :; } + tmp="$$(mktemp -d)"; \ + cp -r doc/manual "$$tmp"; \ + find "$$tmp" -name '*.md' | while read -r file; do \ + $(call process-includes,$$file,$$file); \ + done; \ + find "$$tmp" -name '*.md' | while read -r file; do \ + docroot="$$(realpath --relative-to="$$(dirname "$$file")" $$tmp/manual/src)"; \ + sed -i "s,@docroot@,$$docroot,g" "$$file"; \ + done; \ + set -euo pipefail; \ + RUST_LOG=warn mdbook build "$$tmp/manual" -d $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/manual.tmp 2>&1 \ + | { grep -Fv "because fragment resolution isn't implemented" || :; }; \ + rm -rf "$$tmp/manual" @rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/manual @mv $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/manual.tmp/html $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/manual @rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/manual.tmp diff --git a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in index b1c551969..f783d5908 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in +++ b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in @@ -44,10 +44,41 @@ - [Common Options](command-ref/opt-common.md) - [Common Environment Variables](command-ref/env-common.md) - [Main Commands](command-ref/main-commands.md) - - [nix-env](command-ref/nix-env.md) - [nix-build](command-ref/nix-build.md) - [nix-shell](command-ref/nix-shell.md) - [nix-store](command-ref/nix-store.md) + - [nix-store --add-fixed](command-ref/nix-store/add-fixed.md) + - [nix-store --add](command-ref/nix-store/add.md) + - [nix-store --delete](command-ref/nix-store/delete.md) + - [nix-store --dump-db](command-ref/nix-store/dump-db.md) + - [nix-store --dump](command-ref/nix-store/dump.md) + - [nix-store --export](command-ref/nix-store/export.md) + - [nix-store --gc](command-ref/nix-store/gc.md) + - [nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key](command-ref/nix-store/generate-binary-cache-key.md) + - [nix-store --import](command-ref/nix-store/import.md) + - [nix-store --load-db](command-ref/nix-store/load-db.md) + - [nix-store --optimise](command-ref/nix-store/optimise.md) + - [nix-store --print-env](command-ref/nix-store/print-env.md) + - [nix-store --query](command-ref/nix-store/query.md) + - [nix-store --read-log](command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md) + - [nix-store --realise](command-ref/nix-store/realise.md) + - [nix-store --repair-path](command-ref/nix-store/repair-path.md) + - [nix-store --restore](command-ref/nix-store/restore.md) + - [nix-store --serve](command-ref/nix-store/serve.md) + - [nix-store --verify-path](command-ref/nix-store/verify-path.md) + - [nix-store --verify](command-ref/nix-store/verify.md) + - [nix-env](command-ref/nix-env.md) + - [nix-env --delete-generations](command-ref/nix-env/delete-generations.md) + - [nix-env --install](command-ref/nix-env/install.md) + - [nix-env --list-generations](command-ref/nix-env/list-generations.md) + - [nix-env --query](command-ref/nix-env/query.md) + - [nix-env --rollback](command-ref/nix-env/rollback.md) + - [nix-env --set-flag](command-ref/nix-env/set-flag.md) + - [nix-env --set](command-ref/nix-env/set.md) + - [nix-env --switch-generation](command-ref/nix-env/switch-generation.md) + - [nix-env --switch-profile](command-ref/nix-env/switch-profile.md) + - [nix-env --uninstall](command-ref/nix-env/uninstall.md) + - [nix-env --upgrade](command-ref/nix-env/upgrade.md) - [Utilities](command-ref/utilities.md) - [nix-channel](command-ref/nix-channel.md) - [nix-collect-garbage](command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md) @@ -57,16 +88,19 @@ - [nix-instantiate](command-ref/nix-instantiate.md) - [nix-prefetch-url](command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md) - [Experimental Commands](command-ref/experimental-commands.md) -@manpages@ +{{#include ./command-ref/new-cli/SUMMARY.md}} - [Files](command-ref/files.md) - [nix.conf](command-ref/conf-file.md) - [Architecture](architecture/architecture.md) - [Glossary](glossary.md) - [Contributing](contributing/contributing.md) - [Hacking](contributing/hacking.md) + - [Experimental Features](contributing/experimental-features.md) - [CLI guideline](contributing/cli-guideline.md) - [Release Notes](release-notes/release-notes.md) - [Release X.Y (202?-??-??)](release-notes/rl-next.md) + - [Release 2.15 (2023-04-11)](release-notes/rl-2.15.md) + - [Release 2.14 (2023-02-28)](release-notes/rl-2.14.md) - [Release 2.13 (2023-01-17)](release-notes/rl-2.13.md) - [Release 2.12 (2022-12-06)](release-notes/rl-2.12.md) - [Release 2.11 (2022-08-25)](release-notes/rl-2.11.md) diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md index c5d38db47..bf00be84f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/env-common.md @@ -2,18 +2,29 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables: - - [`IN_NIX_SHELL`]{#env-IN_NIX_SHELL}\ + - <span id="env-IN_NIX_SHELL">[`IN_NIX_SHELL`](#env-IN_NIX_SHELL)</span>\ Indicator that tells if the current environment was set up by `nix-shell`. It can have the values `pure` or `impure`. - - [`NIX_PATH`]{#env-NIX_PATH}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_PATH">[`NIX_PATH`](#env-NIX_PATH)</span>\ A colon-separated list of directories used to look up the location of Nix - expressions using [paths](../language/values.md#type-path) + expressions using [paths](@docroot@/language/values.md#type-path) enclosed in angle brackets (i.e., `<path>`), e.g. `/home/eelco/Dev:/etc/nixos`. It can be extended using the - [`-I` option](./opt-common.md#opt-I). + [`-I` option](@docroot@/command-ref/opt-common.md#opt-I). - - [`NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE`]{#env-NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE}\ + If `NIX_PATH` is not set at all, Nix will fall back to the following list in [impure](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-pure-eval) and [unrestricted](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-restrict-eval) evaluation mode: + + 1. `$HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels` + 2. `nixpkgs=/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixpkgs` + 3. `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels` + + If `NIX_PATH` is set to an empty string, resolving search paths will always fail. + For example, attempting to use `<nixpkgs>` will produce: + + error: file 'nixpkgs' was not found in the Nix search path + + - <span id="env-NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE">[`NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE`](#env-NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE)</span>\ Normally, the Nix store directory (typically `/nix/store`) is not allowed to contain any symlink components. This is to prevent “impure” builds. Builders sometimes “canonicalise” paths by @@ -35,58 +46,58 @@ Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables: Consult the mount 8 manual page for details. - - [`NIX_STORE_DIR`]{#env-NIX_STORE_DIR}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_STORE_DIR">[`NIX_STORE_DIR`](#env-NIX_STORE_DIR)</span>\ Overrides the location of the Nix store (default `prefix/store`). - - [`NIX_DATA_DIR`]{#env-NIX_DATA_DIR}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_DATA_DIR">[`NIX_DATA_DIR`](#env-NIX_DATA_DIR)</span>\ Overrides the location of the Nix static data directory (default `prefix/share`). - - [`NIX_LOG_DIR`]{#env-NIX_LOG_DIR}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_LOG_DIR">[`NIX_LOG_DIR`](#env-NIX_LOG_DIR)</span>\ Overrides the location of the Nix log directory (default `prefix/var/log/nix`). - - [`NIX_STATE_DIR`]{#env-NIX_STATE_DIR}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_STATE_DIR">[`NIX_STATE_DIR`](#env-NIX_STATE_DIR)</span>\ Overrides the location of the Nix state directory (default `prefix/var/nix`). - - [`NIX_CONF_DIR`]{#env-NIX_CONF_DIR}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_CONF_DIR">[`NIX_CONF_DIR`](#env-NIX_CONF_DIR)</span>\ Overrides the location of the system Nix configuration directory (default `prefix/etc/nix`). - - [`NIX_CONFIG`]{#env-NIX_CONFIG}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_CONFIG">[`NIX_CONFIG`](#env-NIX_CONFIG)</span>\ Applies settings from Nix configuration from the environment. The content is treated as if it was read from a Nix configuration file. Settings are separated by the newline character. - - [`NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`]{#env-NIX_USER_CONF_FILES}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_USER_CONF_FILES">[`NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`](#env-NIX_USER_CONF_FILES)</span>\ Overrides the location of the user Nix configuration files to load from (defaults to the XDG spec locations). The variable is treated as a list separated by the `:` token. - - [`TMPDIR`]{#env-TMPDIR}\ + - <span id="env-TMPDIR">[`TMPDIR`](#env-TMPDIR)</span>\ Use the specified directory to store temporary files. In particular, this includes temporary build directories; these can take up substantial amounts of disk space. The default is `/tmp`. - - [`NIX_REMOTE`]{#env-NIX_REMOTE}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_REMOTE">[`NIX_REMOTE`](#env-NIX_REMOTE)</span>\ This variable should be set to `daemon` if you want to use the Nix daemon to execute Nix operations. This is necessary in [multi-user - Nix installations](../installation/multi-user.md). If the Nix + Nix installations](@docroot@/installation/multi-user.md). If the Nix daemon's Unix socket is at some non-standard path, this variable should be set to `unix://path/to/socket`. Otherwise, it should be left unset. - - [`NIX_SHOW_STATS`]{#env-NIX_SHOW_STATS}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_SHOW_STATS">[`NIX_SHOW_STATS`](#env-NIX_SHOW_STATS)</span>\ If set to `1`, Nix will print some evaluation statistics, such as the number of values allocated. - - [`NIX_COUNT_CALLS`]{#env-NIX_COUNT_CALLS}\ + - <span id="env-NIX_COUNT_CALLS">[`NIX_COUNT_CALLS`](#env-NIX_COUNT_CALLS)</span>\ If set to `1`, Nix will print how often functions were called during Nix expression evaluation. This is useful for profiling your Nix expressions. - - [`GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE`]{#env-GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE}\ + - <span id="env-GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE">[`GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE`](#env-GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE)</span>\ If Nix has been configured to use the Boehm garbage collector, this variable sets the initial size of the heap in bytes. It defaults to 384 MiB. Setting it to a low value reduces memory consumption, but @@ -103,4 +114,4 @@ New Nix commands conform to the [XDG Base Directory Specification], and use the Classic Nix commands can also be made to follow this standard using the [`use-xdg-base-directories`] configuration option. [XDG Base Directory Specification]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html -[`use-xdg-base-directories`]: ../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-use-xdg-base-directories
\ No newline at end of file +[`use-xdg-base-directories`]: @docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-use-xdg-base-directories
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/experimental-commands.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/experimental-commands.md index cfa6f8b73..286ddc6d6 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/experimental-commands.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/experimental-commands.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Experimental Commands -This section lists experimental commands. +This section lists [experimental commands](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command). > **Warning** > diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md index 937b046b8..44de4cf53 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ directory containing at least a file named `default.nix`. `nix-build` is essentially a wrapper around [`nix-instantiate`](nix-instantiate.md) (to translate a high-level Nix expression to a low-level [store derivation]) and [`nix-store ---realise`](nix-store.md#operation---realise) (to build the store +--realise`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md) (to build the store derivation). [store derivation]: ../glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation @@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ derivation). # Options -All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store ---realise`, except for `--arg` and `--attr` / `-A` which are passed to -`nix-instantiate`. +All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store --realise`, +except for `--arg` and `--attr` / `-A` which are passed to `nix-instantiate`. - <span id="opt-no-out-link">[`--no-out-link`](#opt-no-out-link)<span> @@ -70,7 +69,9 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store Change the name of the symlink to the output path created from `result` to *outlink*. -The following common options are supported: +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} # Examples diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md index 24353525f..2027cc98d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Note that `--add` does not automatically perform an update. The list of subscribed channels is stored in `~/.nix-channels`. +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + # Examples To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package: @@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' # Files - - `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/username/channels`\ + - `${XDG_STATE_HOME-$HOME/.local/state}/nix/profiles/channels`\ `nix-channel` uses a `nix-env` profile to keep track of previous versions of the subscribed channels. Every time you run `nix-channel --update`, a new channel generation (that is, a symlink to the @@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version' - `~/.nix-defexpr/channels`\ This is a symlink to - `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/username/channels`. It ensures that + `${XDG_STATE_HOME-$HOME/.local/state}/nix/profiles/channels`. It ensures that `nix-env` can find your channels. In a multi-user installation, you may also have `~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root`, which links to the channels of the root user. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md index 296165993..51db5fc67 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ # Description The command `nix-collect-garbage` is mostly an alias of [`nix-store ---gc`](nix-store.md#operation---gc), that is, it deletes all +--gc`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/gc.md), that is, it deletes all unreachable paths in the Nix store to clean up your system. However, it provides two additional options: `-d` (`--delete-old`), which deletes all old generations of all profiles in `/nix/var/nix/profiles` @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ and `--delete-older-than` *period*, where period is a value such as of days in all profiles in `/nix/var/nix/profiles` (except for the generations that were active at that point in time). +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + # Example To delete from the Nix store everything that is not used by the current diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md index cd8e351bb..0801e8246 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md @@ -63,12 +63,16 @@ authentication, you can avoid typing the passphrase with `ssh-agent`. - `-v`\ Show verbose output. +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + # Environment variables - `NIX_SSHOPTS`\ Additional options to be passed to `ssh` on the command line. +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + # Examples Copy Firefox with all its dependencies to a remote machine: diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md index f4fa5b50c..42b5bca77 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md @@ -4,15 +4,14 @@ # Synopsis -`nix-env` +`nix-env` *operation* [*options*] [*arguments…*] [`--option` *name* *value*] [`--arg` *name* *value*] [`--argstr` *name* *value*] [{`--file` | `-f`} *path*] - [{`--profile` | `-p`} *path(] + [{`--profile` | `-p`} *path*] [`--system-filter` *system*] [`--dry-run`] - *operation* [*options…*] [*arguments…*] # Description @@ -24,7 +23,29 @@ environments: different users can have different environments, and individual users can switch between different environments. `nix-env` takes exactly one *operation* flag which indicates the -subcommand to be performed. These are documented below. +subcommand to be performed. The following operations are available: + +- [`--install`](./nix-env/install.md) +- [`--upgrade`](./nix-env/upgrade.md) +- [`--uninstall`](./nix-env/uninstall.md) +- [`--set`](./nix-env/set.md) +- [`--set-flag`](./nix-env/set-flag.md) +- [`--query`](./nix-env/query.md) +- [`--switch-profile`](./nix-env/switch-profile.md) +- [`--list-generations`](./nix-env/list-generations.md) +- [`--delete-generations`](./nix-env/delete-generations.md) +- [`--switch-generation`](./nix-env/switch-generation.md) +- [`--rollback`](./nix-env/rollback.md) + +These pages can be viewed offline: + +- `man nix-env-<operation>`. + + Example: `man nix-env-install` + +- `nix-env --help --<operation>` + + Example: `nix-env --help --install` # Selectors @@ -60,46 +81,6 @@ match. Here are some examples: Matches any package name containing the strings `firefox` or `chromium`. -# Common options - -This section lists the options that are common to all operations. These -options are allowed for every subcommand, though they may not always -have an effect. - - - `--file` / `-f` *path*\ - Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as the *active Nix - expression*) used by the `--install`, `--upgrade`, and `--query - --available` operations to obtain derivations. The default is - `~/.nix-defexpr`. - - If the argument starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is - interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and - unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single - top-level directory containing at least a file named `default.nix`. - - - `--profile` / `-p` *path*\ - Specifies the profile to be used by those operations that operate on - a profile (designated below as the *active profile*). A profile is a - sequence of user environments called *generations*, one of which is - the *current generation*. - - - `--dry-run`\ - For the `--install`, `--upgrade`, `--uninstall`, - `--switch-generation`, `--delete-generations` and `--rollback` - operations, this flag will cause `nix-env` to print what *would* be - done if this flag had not been specified, without actually doing it. - - `--dry-run` also prints out which paths will be - [substituted](../glossary.md) (i.e., downloaded) and which paths - will be built from source (because no substitute is available). - - - `--system-filter` *system*\ - By default, operations such as `--query - --available` show derivations matching any platform. This option - allows you to use derivations for the specified platform *system*. - -<!-- end list --> - # Files - `~/.nix-defexpr`\ @@ -145,750 +126,3 @@ have an effect. symlink points to `prefix/var/nix/profiles/default`. The `PATH` environment variable should include `~/.nix-profile/bin` for the user environment to be visible to the user. - -# Operation `--install` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` {`--install` | `-i`} *args…* - [{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}] - [{`--attr` | `-A`}] - [`--from-expression`] [`-E`] - [`--from-profile` *path*] - [`--preserve-installed` | `-P`] - [`--remove-all` | `-r`] - -## Description - -The install operation creates a new user environment, based on the -current generation of the active profile, to which a set of store paths -described by *args* is added. The arguments *args* map to store paths in -a number of possible ways: - - - By default, *args* is a set of derivation names denoting derivations - in the active Nix expression. These are realised, and the resulting - output paths are installed. Currently installed derivations with a - name equal to the name of a derivation being added are removed - unless the option `--preserve-installed` is specified. - - If there are multiple derivations matching a name in *args* that - have the same name (e.g., `gcc-3.3.6` and `gcc-4.1.1`), then the - derivation with the highest *priority* is used. A derivation can - define a priority by declaring the `meta.priority` attribute. This - attribute should be a number, with a higher value denoting a lower - priority. The default priority is `0`. - - If there are multiple matching derivations with the same priority, - then the derivation with the highest version will be installed. - - You can force the installation of multiple derivations with the same - name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env -i - gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1` will install both version of GCC (and will - probably cause a user environment conflict\!). - - - If `--attr` (`-A`) is specified, the arguments are *attribute - paths* that select attributes from the top-level Nix - expression. This is faster than using derivation names and - unambiguous. To find out the attribute paths of available - packages, use `nix-env -qaP`. - - - If `--from-profile` *path* is given, *args* is a set of names - denoting installed store paths in the profile *path*. This is an - easy way to copy user environment elements from one profile to - another. - - - If `--from-expression` is given, *args* are Nix - [functions](../language/constructs.md#functions) - that are called with the active Nix expression as their single - argument. The derivations returned by those function calls are - installed. This allows derivations to be specified in an - unambiguous way, which is necessary if there are multiple - derivations with the same name. - - - If *args* are [store derivation]s, then these are - [realised](nix-store.md#operation---realise), and the resulting output paths - are installed. - - [store derivation]: ../glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation - - - If *args* are store paths that are not store derivations, then these - are [realised](nix-store.md#operation---realise) and installed. - - - By default all outputs are installed for each derivation. That can - be reduced by setting `meta.outputsToInstall`. - -## Flags - - - `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`\ - Use only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e., - there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu - of building the derivation. Thus, no packages will be built from - source. - - - `--preserve-installed`; `-P`\ - Do not remove derivations with a name matching one of the - derivations being installed. Usually, trying to have two versions of - the same package installed in the same generation of a profile will - lead to an error in building the generation, due to file name - clashes between the two versions. However, this is not the case for - all packages. - - - `--remove-all`; `-r`\ - Remove all previously installed packages first. This is equivalent - to running `nix-env -e '.*'` first, except that everything happens - in a single transaction. - -## Examples - -To install a package using a specific attribute path from the active Nix expression: - -```console -$ nix-env -iA gcc40mips -installing `gcc-4.0.2' -$ nix-env -iA xorg.xorgserver -installing `xorg-server-1.2.0' -``` - -To install a specific version of `gcc` using the derivation name: - -```console -$ nix-env --install gcc-3.3.2 -installing `gcc-3.3.2' -uninstalling `gcc-3.1' -``` - -Using attribute path for selecting a package is preferred, -as it is much faster and there will not be multiple matches. - -Note the previously installed version is removed, since -`--preserve-installed` was not specified. - -To install an arbitrary version: - -```console -$ nix-env --install gcc -installing `gcc-3.3.2' -``` - -To install all derivations in the Nix expression `foo.nix`: - -```console -$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '.*' -``` - -To copy the store path with symbolic name `gcc` from another profile: - -```console -$ nix-env -i --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc -``` - -To install a specific [store derivation] (typically created by -`nix-instantiate`): - -```console -$ nix-env -i /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv -``` - -To install a specific output path: - -```console -$ nix-env -i /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3 -``` - -To install from a Nix expression specified on the command-line: - -```console -$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \ - 'f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava' -``` - -I.e., this evaluates to `(f: (f {system = -"i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava) (import ./foo.nix)`, thus selecting -the `subversionWithJava` attribute from the set returned by calling the -function defined in `./foo.nix`. - -A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from source: - -```console -$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA hello --dry-run -(dry run; not doing anything) -installing ‘hello-2.10’ -this path will be fetched (0.04 MiB download, 0.19 MiB unpacked): - /nix/store/wkhdf9jinag5750mqlax6z2zbwhqb76n-hello-2.10 - ... -``` - -To install Firefox from the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 14.12 -channel: - -```console -$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz -iA firefox -``` - -# Operation `--upgrade` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` {`--upgrade` | `-u`} *args* - [`--lt` | `--leq` | `--eq` | `--always`] - [{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}] - [{`--attr` | `-A`}] - [`--from-expression`] [`-E`] - [`--from-profile` *path*] - [`--preserve-installed` | `-P`] - -## Description - -The upgrade operation creates a new user environment, based on the -current generation of the active profile, in which all store paths are -replaced for which there are newer versions in the set of paths -described by *args*. Paths for which there are no newer versions are -left untouched; this is not an error. It is also not an error if an -element of *args* matches no installed derivations. - -For a description of how *args* is mapped to a set of store paths, see -[`--install`](#operation---install). If *args* describes multiple -store paths with the same symbolic name, only the one with the highest -version is installed. - -## Flags - - - `--lt`\ - Only upgrade a derivation to newer versions. This is the default. - - - `--leq`\ - In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also “upgrade” to - derivations that have the same version. Version are not a unique - identification of a derivation, so there may be many derivations - that have the same version. This flag may be useful to force - “synchronisation” between the installed and available derivations. - - - `--eq`\ - *Only* “upgrade” to derivations that have the same version. This may - not seem very useful, but it actually is, e.g., when there is a new - release of Nixpkgs and you want to replace installed applications - with the same versions built against newer dependencies (to reduce - the number of dependencies floating around on your system). - - - `--always`\ - In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also “upgrade” to - derivations that have the same or a lower version. I.e., derivations - may actually be downgraded depending on what is available in the - active Nix expression. - -For the other flags, see `--install`. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.gcc -upgrading `gcc-3.3.1' to `gcc-3.4' -``` - -When there are no updates available, nothing will happen: - -```console -$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.pan -``` - -Using `-A` is preferred when possible, as it is faster and unambiguous but -it is also possible to upgrade to a specific version by matching the derivation name: - -```console -$ nix-env -u gcc-3.3.2 --always -upgrading `gcc-3.4' to `gcc-3.3.2' -``` - -To try to upgrade everything -(matching packages based on the part of the derivation name without version): - -```console -$ nix-env -u -upgrading `hello-2.1.2' to `hello-2.1.3' -upgrading `mozilla-1.2' to `mozilla-1.4' -``` - -## Versions - -The upgrade operation determines whether a derivation `y` is an upgrade -of a derivation `x` by looking at their respective `name` attributes. -The names (e.g., `gcc-3.3.1` are split into two parts: the package name -(`gcc`), and the version (`3.3.1`). The version part starts after the -first dash not followed by a letter. `y` is considered an upgrade of `x` -if their package names match, and the version of `y` is higher than that -of `x`. - -The versions are compared by splitting them into contiguous components -of numbers and letters. E.g., `3.3.1pre5` is split into `[3, 3, 1, -"pre", 5]`. These lists are then compared lexicographically (from left -to right). Corresponding components `a` and `b` are compared as follows. -If they are both numbers, integer comparison is used. If `a` is an empty -string and `b` is a number, `a` is considered less than `b`. The special -string component `pre` (for *pre-release*) is considered to be less than -other components. String components are considered less than number -components. Otherwise, they are compared lexicographically (i.e., using -case-sensitive string comparison). - -This is illustrated by the following examples: - - 1.0 < 2.3 - 2.1 < 2.3 - 2.3 = 2.3 - 2.5 > 2.3 - 3.1 > 2.3 - 2.3.1 > 2.3 - 2.3.1 > 2.3a - 2.3pre1 < 2.3 - 2.3pre3 < 2.3pre12 - 2.3a < 2.3c - 2.3pre1 < 2.3c - 2.3pre1 < 2.3q - -# Operation `--uninstall` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` {`--uninstall` | `-e`} *drvnames…* - -## Description - -The uninstall operation creates a new user environment, based on the -current generation of the active profile, from which the store paths -designated by the symbolic names *drvnames* are removed. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env --uninstall gcc -$ nix-env -e '.*' (remove everything) -``` - -# Operation `--set` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` `--set` *drvname* - -## Description - -The `--set` operation modifies the current generation of a profile so -that it contains exactly the specified derivation, and nothing else. - -## Examples - -The following updates a profile such that its current generation will -contain just Firefox: - -```console -$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/browser --set firefox -``` - -# Operation `--set-flag` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` `--set-flag` *name* *value* *drvnames* - -## Description - -The `--set-flag` operation allows meta attributes of installed packages -to be modified. There are several attributes that can be usefully -modified, because they affect the behaviour of `nix-env` or the user -environment build script: - - - `priority` can be changed to resolve filename clashes. The user - environment build script uses the `meta.priority` attribute of - derivations to resolve filename collisions between packages. Lower - priority values denote a higher priority. For instance, the GCC - wrapper package and the Binutils package in Nixpkgs both have a file - `bin/ld`, so previously if you tried to install both you would get a - collision. Now, on the other hand, the GCC wrapper declares a higher - priority than Binutils, so the former’s `bin/ld` is symlinked in the - user environment. - - - `keep` can be set to `true` to prevent the package from being - upgraded or replaced. This is useful if you want to hang on to an - older version of a package. - - - `active` can be set to `false` to “disable” the package. That is, no - symlinks will be generated to the files of the package, but it - remains part of the profile (so it won’t be garbage-collected). It - can be set back to `true` to re-enable the package. - -## Examples - -To prevent the currently installed Firefox from being upgraded: - -```console -$ nix-env --set-flag keep true firefox -``` - -After this, `nix-env -u` will ignore Firefox. - -To disable the currently installed Firefox, then install a new Firefox -while the old remains part of the profile: - -```console -$ nix-env -q -firefox-2.0.0.9 (the current one) - -$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11 -installing `firefox-2.0.0.11' -building path(s) `/nix/store/myy0y59q3ig70dgq37jqwg1j0rsapzsl-user-environment' -collision between `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.11/bin/firefox' - and `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.9/bin/firefox'. -(i.e., can’t have two active at the same time) - -$ nix-env --set-flag active false firefox -setting flag on `firefox-2.0.0.9' - -$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11 -installing `firefox-2.0.0.11' - -$ nix-env -q -firefox-2.0.0.11 (the enabled one) -firefox-2.0.0.9 (the disabled one) -``` - -To make files from `binutils` take precedence over files from `gcc`: - -```console -$ nix-env --set-flag priority 5 binutils -$ nix-env --set-flag priority 10 gcc -``` - -# Operation `--query` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` {`--query` | `-q`} *names…* - [`--installed` | `--available` | `-a`] - [{`--status` | `-s`}] - [{`--attr-path` | `-P`}] - [`--no-name`] - [{`--compare-versions` | `-c`}] - [`--system`] - [`--drv-path`] - [`--out-path`] - [`--description`] - [`--meta`] - [`--xml`] - [`--json`] - [{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}] - [{`--attr` | `-A`} *attribute-path*] - -## Description - -The query operation displays information about either the store paths -that are installed in the current generation of the active profile -(`--installed`), or the derivations that are available for installation -in the active Nix expression (`--available`). It only prints information -about derivations whose symbolic name matches one of *names*. - -The derivations are sorted by their `name` attributes. - -## Source selection - -The following flags specify the set of things on which the query -operates. - - - `--installed`\ - The query operates on the store paths that are installed in the - current generation of the active profile. This is the default. - - - `--available`; `-a`\ - The query operates on the derivations that are available in the - active Nix expression. - -## Queries - -The following flags specify what information to display about the -selected derivations. Multiple flags may be specified, in which case the -information is shown in the order given here. Note that the name of the -derivation is shown unless `--no-name` is specified. - - - `--xml`\ - Print the result in an XML representation suitable for automatic - processing by other tools. The root element is called `items`, which - contains a `item` element for each available or installed - derivation. The fields discussed below are all stored in attributes - of the `item` elements. - - - `--json`\ - Print the result in a JSON representation suitable for automatic - processing by other tools. - - - `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`\ - Show only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e., - there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu - of building the derivation. Thus, this shows all packages that - probably can be installed quickly. - - - `--status`; `-s`\ - Print the *status* of the derivation. The status consists of three - characters. The first is `I` or `-`, indicating whether the - derivation is currently installed in the current generation of the - active profile. This is by definition the case for `--installed`, - but not for `--available`. The second is `P` or `-`, indicating - whether the derivation is present on the system. This indicates - whether installation of an available derivation will require the - derivation to be built. The third is `S` or `-`, indicating whether - a substitute is available for the derivation. - - - `--attr-path`; `-P`\ - Print the *attribute path* of the derivation, which can be used to - unambiguously select it using the `--attr` option available in - commands that install derivations like `nix-env --install`. This - option only works together with `--available` - - - `--no-name`\ - Suppress printing of the `name` attribute of each derivation. - - - `--compare-versions` / `-c`\ - Compare installed versions to available versions, or vice versa (if - `--available` is given). This is useful for quickly seeing whether - upgrades for installed packages are available in a Nix expression. A - column is added with the following meaning: - - - `<` *version*\ - A newer version of the package is available or installed. - - - `=` *version*\ - At most the same version of the package is available or - installed. - - - `>` *version*\ - Only older versions of the package are available or installed. - - - `- ?`\ - No version of the package is available or installed. - - - `--system`\ - Print the `system` attribute of the derivation. - - - `--drv-path`\ - Print the path of the [store derivation]. - - - `--out-path`\ - Print the output path of the derivation. - - - `--description`\ - Print a short (one-line) description of the derivation, if - available. The description is taken from the `meta.description` - attribute of the derivation. - - - `--meta`\ - Print all of the meta-attributes of the derivation. This option is - only available with `--xml` or `--json`. - -## Examples - -To show installed packages: - -```console -$ nix-env -q -bison-1.875c -docbook-xml-4.2 -firefox-1.0.4 -MPlayer-1.0pre7 -ORBit2-2.8.3 -… -``` - -To show available packages: - -```console -$ nix-env -qa -firefox-1.0.7 -GConf-2.4.0.1 -MPlayer-1.0pre7 -ORBit2-2.8.3 -… -``` - -To show the status of available packages: - -```console -$ nix-env -qas --P- firefox-1.0.7 (not installed but present) ---S GConf-2.4.0.1 (not present, but there is a substitute for fast installation) ---S MPlayer-1.0pre3 (i.e., this is not the installed MPlayer, even though the version is the same!) -IP- ORBit2-2.8.3 (installed and by definition present) -… -``` - -To show available packages in the Nix expression `foo.nix`: - -```console -$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -qa -foo-1.2.3 -``` - -To compare installed versions to what’s available: - -```console -$ nix-env -qc -... -acrobat-reader-7.0 - ? (package is not available at all) -autoconf-2.59 = 2.59 (same version) -firefox-1.0.4 < 1.0.7 (a more recent version is available) -... -``` - -To show all packages with “`zip`” in the name: - -```console -$ nix-env -qa '.*zip.*' -bzip2-1.0.6 -gzip-1.6 -zip-3.0 -… -``` - -To show all packages with “`firefox`” or “`chromium`” in the name: - -```console -$ nix-env -qa '.*(firefox|chromium).*' -chromium-37.0.2062.94 -chromium-beta-38.0.2125.24 -firefox-32.0.3 -firefox-with-plugins-13.0.1 -… -``` - -To show all packages in the latest revision of the Nixpkgs repository: - -```console -$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -qa -``` - -# Operation `--switch-profile` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` {`--switch-profile` | `-S`} *path* - -## Description - -This operation makes *path* the current profile for the user. That is, -the symlink `~/.nix-profile` is made to point to *path*. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env -S ~/my-profile -``` - -# Operation `--list-generations` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` `--list-generations` - -## Description - -This operation print a list of all the currently existing generations -for the active profile. These may be switched to using the -`--switch-generation` operation. It also prints the creation date of the -generation, and indicates the current generation. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env --list-generations - 95 2004-02-06 11:48:24 - 96 2004-02-06 11:49:01 - 97 2004-02-06 16:22:45 - 98 2004-02-06 16:24:33 (current) -``` - -# Operation `--delete-generations` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` `--delete-generations` *generations* - -## Description - -This operation deletes the specified generations of the current profile. -The generations can be a list of generation numbers, the special value -`old` to delete all non-current generations, a value such as `30d` to -delete all generations older than the specified number of days (except -for the generation that was active at that point in time), or a value -such as `+5` to keep the last `5` generations ignoring any newer than -current, e.g., if `30` is the current generation `+5` will delete -generation `25` and all older generations. Periodically deleting old -generations is important to make garbage collection effective. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env --delete-generations 3 4 8 -``` - -```console -$ nix-env --delete-generations +5 -``` - -```console -$ nix-env --delete-generations 30d -``` - -```console -$ nix-env -p other_profile --delete-generations old -``` - -# Operation `--switch-generation` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` {`--switch-generation` | `-G`} *generation* - -## Description - -This operation makes generation number *generation* the current -generation of the active profile. That is, if the `profile` is the path -to the active profile, then the symlink `profile` is made to point to -`profile-generation-link`, which is in turn a symlink to the actual user -environment in the Nix store. - -Switching will fail if the specified generation does not exist. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env -G 42 -switching from generation 50 to 42 -``` - -# Operation `--rollback` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-env` `--rollback` - -## Description - -This operation switches to the “previous” generation of the active -profile, that is, the highest numbered generation lower than the current -generation, if it exists. It is just a convenience wrapper around -`--list-generations` and `--switch-generation`. - -## Examples - -```console -$ nix-env --rollback -switching from generation 92 to 91 -``` - -```console -$ nix-env --rollback -error: no generation older than the current (91) exists -``` - -# Environment variables - - - `NIX_PROFILE`\ - Location of the Nix profile. Defaults to the target of the symlink - `~/.nix-profile`, if it exists, or `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default` - otherwise. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/delete-generations.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/delete-generations.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6f0af5384 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/delete-generations.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --delete-generations` - delete profile generations + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` `--delete-generations` *generations* + +# Description + +This operation deletes the specified generations of the current profile. +The generations can be a list of generation numbers, the special value +`old` to delete all non-current generations, a value such as `30d` to +delete all generations older than the specified number of days (except +for the generation that was active at that point in time), or a value +such as `+5` to keep the last `5` generations ignoring any newer than +current, e.g., if `30` is the current generation `+5` will delete +generation `25` and all older generations. Periodically deleting old +generations is important to make garbage collection effective. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env --delete-generations 3 4 8 +``` + +```console +$ nix-env --delete-generations +5 +``` + +```console +$ nix-env --delete-generations 30d +``` + +```console +$ nix-env -p other_profile --delete-generations old +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/env-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/env-common.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..735817959 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/env-common.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Environment variables + +- `NIX_PROFILE`\ + Location of the Nix profile. Defaults to the target of the symlink + `~/.nix-profile`, if it exists, or `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default` + otherwise. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/install.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/install.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d754accfe --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/install.md @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --install` - add packages to user environment + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` {`--install` | `-i`} *args…* + [{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}] + [{`--attr` | `-A`}] + [`--from-expression`] [`-E`] + [`--from-profile` *path*] + [`--preserve-installed` | `-P`] + [`--remove-all` | `-r`] + +# Description + +The install operation creates a new user environment, based on the +current generation of the active profile, to which a set of store paths +described by *args* is added. The arguments *args* map to store paths in +a number of possible ways: + + - By default, *args* is a set of derivation names denoting derivations + in the active Nix expression. These are realised, and the resulting + output paths are installed. Currently installed derivations with a + name equal to the name of a derivation being added are removed + unless the option `--preserve-installed` is specified. + + If there are multiple derivations matching a name in *args* that + have the same name (e.g., `gcc-3.3.6` and `gcc-4.1.1`), then the + derivation with the highest *priority* is used. A derivation can + define a priority by declaring the `meta.priority` attribute. This + attribute should be a number, with a higher value denoting a lower + priority. The default priority is `0`. + + If there are multiple matching derivations with the same priority, + then the derivation with the highest version will be installed. + + You can force the installation of multiple derivations with the same + name by being specific about the versions. For instance, `nix-env -i + gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1` will install both version of GCC (and will + probably cause a user environment conflict\!). + + - If `--attr` (`-A`) is specified, the arguments are *attribute + paths* that select attributes from the top-level Nix + expression. This is faster than using derivation names and + unambiguous. To find out the attribute paths of available + packages, use `nix-env -qaP`. + + - If `--from-profile` *path* is given, *args* is a set of names + denoting installed store paths in the profile *path*. This is an + easy way to copy user environment elements from one profile to + another. + + - If `--from-expression` is given, *args* are Nix + [functions](@docroot@/language/constructs.md#functions) + that are called with the active Nix expression as their single + argument. The derivations returned by those function calls are + installed. This allows derivations to be specified in an + unambiguous way, which is necessary if there are multiple + derivations with the same name. + + - If *args* are [store derivations](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation), then these are + [realised](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md), and the resulting output paths + are installed. + + - If *args* are store paths that are not store derivations, then these + are [realised](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md) and installed. + + - By default all outputs are installed for each derivation. That can + be reduced by setting `meta.outputsToInstall`. + +# Flags + + - `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`\ + Use only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e., + there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu + of building the derivation. Thus, no packages will be built from + source. + + - `--preserve-installed` / `-P`\ + Do not remove derivations with a name matching one of the + derivations being installed. Usually, trying to have two versions of + the same package installed in the same generation of a profile will + lead to an error in building the generation, due to file name + clashes between the two versions. However, this is not the case for + all packages. + + - `--remove-all` / `-r`\ + Remove all previously installed packages first. This is equivalent + to running `nix-env -e '.*'` first, except that everything happens + in a single transaction. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +To install a package using a specific attribute path from the active Nix expression: + +```console +$ nix-env -iA gcc40mips +installing `gcc-4.0.2' +$ nix-env -iA xorg.xorgserver +installing `xorg-server-1.2.0' +``` + +To install a specific version of `gcc` using the derivation name: + +```console +$ nix-env --install gcc-3.3.2 +installing `gcc-3.3.2' +uninstalling `gcc-3.1' +``` + +Using attribute path for selecting a package is preferred, +as it is much faster and there will not be multiple matches. + +Note the previously installed version is removed, since +`--preserve-installed` was not specified. + +To install an arbitrary version: + +```console +$ nix-env --install gcc +installing `gcc-3.3.2' +``` + +To install all derivations in the Nix expression `foo.nix`: + +```console +$ nix-env -f ~/foo.nix -i '.*' +``` + +To copy the store path with symbolic name `gcc` from another profile: + +```console +$ nix-env -i --from-profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/foo gcc +``` + +To install a specific [store derivation] (typically created by +`nix-instantiate`): + +```console +$ nix-env -i /nix/store/fibjb1bfbpm5mrsxc4mh2d8n37sxh91i-gcc-3.4.3.drv +``` + +To install a specific output path: + +```console +$ nix-env -i /nix/store/y3cgx0xj1p4iv9x0pnnmdhr8iyg741vk-gcc-3.4.3 +``` + +To install from a Nix expression specified on the command-line: + +```console +$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -i -E \ + 'f: (f {system = "i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava' +``` + +I.e., this evaluates to `(f: (f {system = +"i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava) (import ./foo.nix)`, thus selecting +the `subversionWithJava` attribute from the set returned by calling the +function defined in `./foo.nix`. + +A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from source: + +```console +$ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA hello --dry-run +(dry run; not doing anything) +installing ‘hello-2.10’ +this path will be fetched (0.04 MiB download, 0.19 MiB unpacked): + /nix/store/wkhdf9jinag5750mqlax6z2zbwhqb76n-hello-2.10 + ... +``` + +To install Firefox from the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS 14.12 +channel: + +```console +$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/nixos-14.12.tar.gz -iA firefox +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/list-generations.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/list-generations.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a4881ece8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/list-generations.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --list-generations` - list profile generations + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` `--list-generations` + +# Description + +This operation print a list of all the currently existing generations +for the active profile. These may be switched to using the +`--switch-generation` operation. It also prints the creation date of the +generation, and indicates the current generation. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env --list-generations + 95 2004-02-06 11:48:24 + 96 2004-02-06 11:49:01 + 97 2004-02-06 16:22:45 + 98 2004-02-06 16:24:33 (current) +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/opt-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/opt-common.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..636281b6d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/opt-common.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Options + +The following options are allowed for all `nix-env` operations, but may not always have an effect. + + - `--file` / `-f` *path*\ + Specifies the Nix expression (designated below as the *active Nix + expression*) used by the `--install`, `--upgrade`, and `--query + --available` operations to obtain derivations. The default is + `~/.nix-defexpr`. + + If the argument starts with `http://` or `https://`, it is + interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and + unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single + top-level directory containing at least a file named `default.nix`. + + - `--profile` / `-p` *path*\ + Specifies the profile to be used by those operations that operate on + a profile (designated below as the *active profile*). A profile is a + sequence of user environments called *generations*, one of which is + the *current generation*. + + - `--dry-run`\ + For the `--install`, `--upgrade`, `--uninstall`, + `--switch-generation`, `--delete-generations` and `--rollback` + operations, this flag will cause `nix-env` to print what *would* be + done if this flag had not been specified, without actually doing it. + + `--dry-run` also prints out which paths will be + [substituted](@docroot@/glossary.md) (i.e., downloaded) and which paths + will be built from source (because no substitute is available). + + - `--system-filter` *system*\ + By default, operations such as `--query + --available` show derivations matching any platform. This option + allows you to use derivations for the specified platform *system*. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/query.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/query.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..18f0ee210 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/query.md @@ -0,0 +1,215 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --query` - display information about packages + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` {`--query` | `-q`} *names…* + [`--installed` | `--available` | `-a`] + [{`--status` | `-s`}] + [{`--attr-path` | `-P`}] + [`--no-name`] + [{`--compare-versions` | `-c`}] + [`--system`] + [`--drv-path`] + [`--out-path`] + [`--description`] + [`--meta`] + [`--xml`] + [`--json`] + [{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}] + [{`--attr` | `-A`} *attribute-path*] + +# Description + +The query operation displays information about either the store paths +that are installed in the current generation of the active profile +(`--installed`), or the derivations that are available for installation +in the active Nix expression (`--available`). It only prints information +about derivations whose symbolic name matches one of *names*. + +The derivations are sorted by their `name` attributes. + +# Source selection + +The following flags specify the set of things on which the query +operates. + + - `--installed`\ + The query operates on the store paths that are installed in the + current generation of the active profile. This is the default. + + - `--available`; `-a`\ + The query operates on the derivations that are available in the + active Nix expression. + +# Queries + +The following flags specify what information to display about the +selected derivations. Multiple flags may be specified, in which case the +information is shown in the order given here. Note that the name of the +derivation is shown unless `--no-name` is specified. + + - `--xml`\ + Print the result in an XML representation suitable for automatic + processing by other tools. The root element is called `items`, which + contains a `item` element for each available or installed + derivation. The fields discussed below are all stored in attributes + of the `item` elements. + + - `--json`\ + Print the result in a JSON representation suitable for automatic + processing by other tools. + + - `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`\ + Show only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e., + there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu + of building the derivation. Thus, this shows all packages that + probably can be installed quickly. + + - `--status`; `-s`\ + Print the *status* of the derivation. The status consists of three + characters. The first is `I` or `-`, indicating whether the + derivation is currently installed in the current generation of the + active profile. This is by definition the case for `--installed`, + but not for `--available`. The second is `P` or `-`, indicating + whether the derivation is present on the system. This indicates + whether installation of an available derivation will require the + derivation to be built. The third is `S` or `-`, indicating whether + a substitute is available for the derivation. + + - `--attr-path`; `-P`\ + Print the *attribute path* of the derivation, which can be used to + unambiguously select it using the `--attr` option available in + commands that install derivations like `nix-env --install`. This + option only works together with `--available` + + - `--no-name`\ + Suppress printing of the `name` attribute of each derivation. + + - `--compare-versions` / `-c`\ + Compare installed versions to available versions, or vice versa (if + `--available` is given). This is useful for quickly seeing whether + upgrades for installed packages are available in a Nix expression. A + column is added with the following meaning: + + - `<` *version*\ + A newer version of the package is available or installed. + + - `=` *version*\ + At most the same version of the package is available or + installed. + + - `>` *version*\ + Only older versions of the package are available or installed. + + - `- ?`\ + No version of the package is available or installed. + + - `--system`\ + Print the `system` attribute of the derivation. + + - `--drv-path`\ + Print the path of the [store derivation](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation). + + - `--out-path`\ + Print the output path of the derivation. + + - `--description`\ + Print a short (one-line) description of the derivation, if + available. The description is taken from the `meta.description` + attribute of the derivation. + + - `--meta`\ + Print all of the meta-attributes of the derivation. This option is + only available with `--xml` or `--json`. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +To show installed packages: + +```console +$ nix-env -q +bison-1.875c +docbook-xml-4.2 +firefox-1.0.4 +MPlayer-1.0pre7 +ORBit2-2.8.3 +… +``` + +To show available packages: + +```console +$ nix-env -qa +firefox-1.0.7 +GConf-2.4.0.1 +MPlayer-1.0pre7 +ORBit2-2.8.3 +… +``` + +To show the status of available packages: + +```console +$ nix-env -qas +-P- firefox-1.0.7 (not installed but present) +--S GConf-2.4.0.1 (not present, but there is a substitute for fast installation) +--S MPlayer-1.0pre3 (i.e., this is not the installed MPlayer, even though the version is the same!) +IP- ORBit2-2.8.3 (installed and by definition present) +… +``` + +To show available packages in the Nix expression `foo.nix`: + +```console +$ nix-env -f ./foo.nix -qa +foo-1.2.3 +``` + +To compare installed versions to what’s available: + +```console +$ nix-env -qc +... +acrobat-reader-7.0 - ? (package is not available at all) +autoconf-2.59 = 2.59 (same version) +firefox-1.0.4 < 1.0.7 (a more recent version is available) +... +``` + +To show all packages with “`zip`” in the name: + +```console +$ nix-env -qa '.*zip.*' +bzip2-1.0.6 +gzip-1.6 +zip-3.0 +… +``` + +To show all packages with “`firefox`” or “`chromium`” in the name: + +```console +$ nix-env -qa '.*(firefox|chromium).*' +chromium-37.0.2062.94 +chromium-beta-38.0.2125.24 +firefox-32.0.3 +firefox-with-plugins-13.0.1 +… +``` + +To show all packages in the latest revision of the Nixpkgs repository: + +```console +$ nix-env -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -qa +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/rollback.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/rollback.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1e3958cfc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/rollback.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --rollback` - set user environment to previous generation + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` `--rollback` + +# Description + +This operation switches to the “previous” generation of the active +profile, that is, the highest numbered generation lower than the current +generation, if it exists. It is just a convenience wrapper around +`--list-generations` and `--switch-generation`. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env --rollback +switching from generation 92 to 91 +``` + +```console +$ nix-env --rollback +error: no generation older than the current (91) exists +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/set-flag.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/set-flag.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..63f0a0ff9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/set-flag.md @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --set-flag` - modify meta attributes of installed packages + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` `--set-flag` *name* *value* *drvnames* + +# Description + +The `--set-flag` operation allows meta attributes of installed packages +to be modified. There are several attributes that can be usefully +modified, because they affect the behaviour of `nix-env` or the user +environment build script: + + - `priority` can be changed to resolve filename clashes. The user + environment build script uses the `meta.priority` attribute of + derivations to resolve filename collisions between packages. Lower + priority values denote a higher priority. For instance, the GCC + wrapper package and the Binutils package in Nixpkgs both have a file + `bin/ld`, so previously if you tried to install both you would get a + collision. Now, on the other hand, the GCC wrapper declares a higher + priority than Binutils, so the former’s `bin/ld` is symlinked in the + user environment. + + - `keep` can be set to `true` to prevent the package from being + upgraded or replaced. This is useful if you want to hang on to an + older version of a package. + + - `active` can be set to `false` to “disable” the package. That is, no + symlinks will be generated to the files of the package, but it + remains part of the profile (so it won’t be garbage-collected). It + can be set back to `true` to re-enable the package. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +To prevent the currently installed Firefox from being upgraded: + +```console +$ nix-env --set-flag keep true firefox +``` + +After this, `nix-env -u` will ignore Firefox. + +To disable the currently installed Firefox, then install a new Firefox +while the old remains part of the profile: + +```console +$ nix-env -q +firefox-2.0.0.9 (the current one) + +$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11 +installing `firefox-2.0.0.11' +building path(s) `/nix/store/myy0y59q3ig70dgq37jqwg1j0rsapzsl-user-environment' +collision between `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.11/bin/firefox' + and `/nix/store/...-firefox-2.0.0.9/bin/firefox'. +(i.e., can’t have two active at the same time) + +$ nix-env --set-flag active false firefox +setting flag on `firefox-2.0.0.9' + +$ nix-env --preserve-installed -i firefox-2.0.0.11 +installing `firefox-2.0.0.11' + +$ nix-env -q +firefox-2.0.0.11 (the enabled one) +firefox-2.0.0.9 (the disabled one) +``` + +To make files from `binutils` take precedence over files from `gcc`: + +```console +$ nix-env --set-flag priority 5 binutils +$ nix-env --set-flag priority 10 gcc +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/set.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/set.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c1cf75739 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/set.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --set` - set profile to contain a specified derivation + +## Synopsis + +`nix-env` `--set` *drvname* + +## Description + +The `--set` operation modifies the current generation of a profile so +that it contains exactly the specified derivation, and nothing else. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +## Examples + +The following updates a profile such that its current generation will +contain just Firefox: + +```console +$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/browser --set firefox +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/switch-generation.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/switch-generation.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e550325c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/switch-generation.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --switch-generation` - set user environment to given profile generation + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` {`--switch-generation` | `-G`} *generation* + +# Description + +This operation makes generation number *generation* the current +generation of the active profile. That is, if the `profile` is the path +to the active profile, then the symlink `profile` is made to point to +`profile-generation-link`, which is in turn a symlink to the actual user +environment in the Nix store. + +Switching will fail if the specified generation does not exist. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env -G 42 +switching from generation 50 to 42 +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/switch-profile.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/switch-profile.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b389e4140 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/switch-profile.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --switch-profile` - set user environment to given profile + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` {`--switch-profile` | `-S`} *path* + +# Description + +This operation makes *path* the current profile for the user. That is, +the symlink `~/.nix-profile` is made to point to *path*. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env -S ~/my-profile +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/uninstall.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/uninstall.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e9ec8a15e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/uninstall.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --uninstall` - remove packages from user environment + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` {`--uninstall` | `-e`} *drvnames…* + +# Description + +The uninstall operation creates a new user environment, based on the +current generation of the active profile, from which the store paths +designated by the symbolic names *drvnames* are removed. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env --uninstall gcc +$ nix-env -e '.*' (remove everything) +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/upgrade.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/upgrade.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f88ffcbee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/upgrade.md @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +# Name + +`nix-env --upgrade` - upgrade packages in user environment + +# Synopsis + +`nix-env` {`--upgrade` | `-u`} *args* + [`--lt` | `--leq` | `--eq` | `--always`] + [{`--prebuilt-only` | `-b`}] + [{`--attr` | `-A`}] + [`--from-expression`] [`-E`] + [`--from-profile` *path*] + [`--preserve-installed` | `-P`] + +# Description + +The upgrade operation creates a new user environment, based on the +current generation of the active profile, in which all store paths are +replaced for which there are newer versions in the set of paths +described by *args*. Paths for which there are no newer versions are +left untouched; this is not an error. It is also not an error if an +element of *args* matches no installed derivations. + +For a description of how *args* is mapped to a set of store paths, see +[`--install`](#operation---install). If *args* describes multiple +store paths with the same symbolic name, only the one with the highest +version is installed. + +# Flags + + - `--lt`\ + Only upgrade a derivation to newer versions. This is the default. + + - `--leq`\ + In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also “upgrade” to + derivations that have the same version. Version are not a unique + identification of a derivation, so there may be many derivations + that have the same version. This flag may be useful to force + “synchronisation” between the installed and available derivations. + + - `--eq`\ + *Only* “upgrade” to derivations that have the same version. This may + not seem very useful, but it actually is, e.g., when there is a new + release of Nixpkgs and you want to replace installed applications + with the same versions built against newer dependencies (to reduce + the number of dependencies floating around on your system). + + - `--always`\ + In addition to upgrading to newer versions, also “upgrade” to + derivations that have the same or a lower version. I.e., derivations + may actually be downgraded depending on what is available in the + active Nix expression. + + - `--prebuilt-only` / `-b`\ + Use only derivations for which a substitute is registered, i.e., + there is a pre-built binary available that can be downloaded in lieu + of building the derivation. Thus, no packages will be built from + source. + + - `--preserve-installed` / `-P`\ + Do not remove derivations with a name matching one of the + derivations being installed. Usually, trying to have two versions of + the same package installed in the same generation of a profile will + lead to an error in building the generation, due to file name + clashes between the two versions. However, this is not the case for + all packages. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +```console +$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.gcc +upgrading `gcc-3.3.1' to `gcc-3.4' +``` + +When there are no updates available, nothing will happen: + +```console +$ nix-env --upgrade -A nixpkgs.pan +``` + +Using `-A` is preferred when possible, as it is faster and unambiguous but +it is also possible to upgrade to a specific version by matching the derivation name: + +```console +$ nix-env -u gcc-3.3.2 --always +upgrading `gcc-3.4' to `gcc-3.3.2' +``` + +To try to upgrade everything +(matching packages based on the part of the derivation name without version): + +```console +$ nix-env -u +upgrading `hello-2.1.2' to `hello-2.1.3' +upgrading `mozilla-1.2' to `mozilla-1.4' +``` + +# Versions + +The upgrade operation determines whether a derivation `y` is an upgrade +of a derivation `x` by looking at their respective `name` attributes. +The names (e.g., `gcc-3.3.1` are split into two parts: the package name +(`gcc`), and the version (`3.3.1`). The version part starts after the +first dash not followed by a letter. `y` is considered an upgrade of `x` +if their package names match, and the version of `y` is higher than that +of `x`. + +The versions are compared by splitting them into contiguous components +of numbers and letters. E.g., `3.3.1pre5` is split into `[3, 3, 1, +"pre", 5]`. These lists are then compared lexicographically (from left +to right). Corresponding components `a` and `b` are compared as follows. +If they are both numbers, integer comparison is used. If `a` is an empty +string and `b` is a number, `a` is considered less than `b`. The special +string component `pre` (for *pre-release*) is considered to be less than +other components. String components are considered less than number +components. Otherwise, they are compared lexicographically (i.e., using +case-sensitive string comparison). + +This is illustrated by the following examples: + + 1.0 < 2.3 + 2.1 < 2.3 + 2.3 = 2.3 + 2.5 > 2.3 + 3.1 > 2.3 + 2.3.1 > 2.3 + 2.3.1 > 2.3a + 2.3pre1 < 2.3 + 2.3pre3 < 2.3pre12 + 2.3a < 2.3c + 2.3pre1 < 2.3c + 2.3pre1 < 2.3q + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md index 45f67f1c5..37c8facec 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md @@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ `nix-hash` [`--flat`] [`--base32`] [`--truncate`] [`--type` *hashAlgo*] *path…* -`nix-hash` `--to-base16` *hash…* - -`nix-hash` `--to-base32` *hash…* +`nix-hash` [`--to-base16`|`--to-base32`|`--to-base64`|`--to-sri`] [`--type` *hashAlgo*] *hash…* # Description @@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ The hash is computed over a *serialisation* of each path: a dump of the file system tree rooted at the path. This allows directories and symlinks to be hashed as well as regular files. The dump is in the *NAR format* produced by [`nix-store ---dump`](nix-store.md#operation---dump). Thus, `nix-hash path` +--dump`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/dump.md). Thus, `nix-hash path` yields the same cryptographic hash as `nix-store --dump path | md5sum`. @@ -35,11 +33,23 @@ md5sum`. The result is identical to that produced by the GNU commands `md5sum` and `sha1sum`. + - `--base16`\ + Print the hash in a hexadecimal representation (default). + - `--base32`\ Print the hash in a base-32 representation rather than hexadecimal. This base-32 representation is more compact and can be used in Nix expressions (such as in calls to `fetchurl`). + - `--base64`\ + Similar to --base32, but print the hash in a base-64 representation, + which is more compact than the base-32 one. + + - `--sri`\ + Print the hash in SRI format with base-64 encoding. + The type of hash algorithm will be prepended to the hash string, + followed by a hyphen (-) and the base-64 hash body. + - `--truncate`\ Truncate hashes longer than 160 bits (such as SHA-256) to 160 bits. @@ -55,6 +65,14 @@ md5sum`. Don’t hash anything, but convert the hexadecimal hash representation *hash* to base-32. + - `--to-base64`\ + Don’t hash anything, but convert the hexadecimal hash representation + *hash* to base-64. + + - `--to-sri`\ + Don’t hash anything, but convert the hexadecimal hash representation + *hash* to SRI. + # Examples Computing the same hash as `nix-prefetch-url`: @@ -81,9 +99,18 @@ $ nix-store --dump test/ | md5sum (for comparison) $ nix-hash --type sha1 test/ e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6 +$ nix-hash --type sha1 --base16 test/ +e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6 + $ nix-hash --type sha1 --base32 test/ nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4 +$ nix-hash --type sha1 --base64 test/ +5P2Lpfe76upazon+ECVVNs1g2rY= + +$ nix-hash --type sha1 --sri test/ +sha1-5P2Lpfe76upazon+ECVVNs1g2rY= + $ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat test/ error: reading file `test/': Is a directory @@ -91,7 +118,7 @@ $ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat test/world 5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03 ``` -Converting between hexadecimal and base-32: +Converting between hexadecimal, base-32, base-64, and SRI: ```console $ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base32 e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6 @@ -99,4 +126,13 @@ nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4 $ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base16 nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4 e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6 + +$ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base64 e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6 +5P2Lpfe76upazon+ECVVNs1g2rY= + +$ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-sri nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4 +sha1-5P2Lpfe76upazon+ECVVNs1g2rY= + +$ nix-hash --to-base16 sha1-5P2Lpfe76upazon+ECVVNs1g2rY= +e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6 ``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md index 432fb2608..e55fb2afd 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md @@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ standard input. this option is not enabled, there may be uninstantiated store paths in the final output. -<!-- end list --> +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ./env-common.md}} # Examples diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md index 840bccd25..576e5ba0b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ All options not listed here are passed to `nix-store When a `--pure` shell is started, keep the listed environment variables. -The following common options are supported: +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} # Environment variables @@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ The following common options are supported: `bash` found in `<nixpkgs>`, falling back to the `bash` found in `PATH` if not found. +{{#include ./env-common.md}} + # Examples To build the dependencies of the package Pan, and start an interactive @@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ shell in which to build it: ```console $ nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A pan [nix-shell]$ eval ${unpackPhase:-unpackPhase} -[nix-shell]$ cd pan-* +[nix-shell]$ cd $sourceRoot +[nix-shell]$ eval ${patchPhase:-patchPhase} [nix-shell]$ eval ${configurePhase:-configurePhase} [nix-shell]$ eval ${buildPhase:-buildPhase} [nix-shell]$ ./pan/gui/pan diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md index 31fdd7806..c7c5fdd2f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md @@ -13,833 +13,35 @@ The command `nix-store` performs primitive operations on the Nix store. You generally do not need to run this command manually. -`nix-store` takes exactly one *operation* flag which indicates the -subcommand to be performed. These are documented below. - -# Common options - -This section lists the options that are common to all operations. These -options are allowed for every subcommand, though they 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). - -# Operation `--realise` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` {`--realise` | `-r`} *paths…* [`--dry-run`] - -## Description - -The operation `--realise` essentially “builds” the specified store -paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term: - - - If the store path is a *derivation*, realisation ensures that the - output paths of the derivation are [valid] (i.e., - the output path and its closure exist in the file system). This - can be done in several ways. First, it is possible that the - outputs are already valid, in which case we are done - immediately. Otherwise, there may be [substitutes] - that produce the outputs (e.g., by downloading them). Finally, the - outputs can be produced by running the build task described - by the derivation. - - - If the store path is not a derivation, realisation ensures that the - specified path is valid (i.e., it and its closure exist in the file - system). If the path is already valid, we are done immediately. - Otherwise, the path and any missing paths in its closure may be - produced through substitutes. If there are no (successful) - substitutes, realisation fails. - -[valid]: ../glossary.md#gloss-validity -[substitutes]: ../glossary.md#gloss-substitute - -The output path of each derivation is printed on standard output. (For -non-derivations argument, the argument itself is printed.) - -The following flags are available: - - - `--dry-run`\ - Print on standard error a description of what packages would be - built or downloaded, without actually performing the operation. - - - `--ignore-unknown`\ - If a non-derivation path does not have a substitute, then silently - ignore it. - - - `--check`\ - This option allows you to check whether a derivation is - deterministic. It rebuilds the specified derivation and checks - whether the result is bitwise-identical with the existing outputs, - printing an error if that’s not the case. The outputs of the - specified derivation must already exist. When used with `-K`, if an - output path is not identical to the corresponding output from the - previous build, the new output path is left in - `/nix/store/name.check.` - -Special exit codes: - - - `100`\ - Generic build failure, the builder process returned with a non-zero - exit code. - - - `101`\ - Build timeout, the build was aborted because it did not complete - within the specified `timeout`. - - - `102`\ - Hash mismatch, the build output was rejected because it does not - match the [`outputHash` attribute of the - derivation](../language/advanced-attributes.md). - - - `104`\ - Not deterministic, the build succeeded in check mode but the - resulting output is not binary reproducible. - -With the `--keep-going` flag it's possible for multiple failures to -occur, in this case the 1xx status codes are or combined using binary -or. - - 1100100 - ^^^^ - |||`- timeout - ||`-- output hash mismatch - |`--- build failure - `---- not deterministic - -## Examples - -This operation is typically used to build [store derivation]s produced by -[`nix-instantiate`](./nix-instantiate.md): - -[store derivation]: ../glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation - -```console -$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix) -/nix/store/31axcgrlbfsxzmfff1gyj1bf62hvkby2-aterm-2.3.1 -``` - -This is essentially what [`nix-build`](nix-build.md) does. - -To test whether a previously-built derivation is deterministic: - -```console -$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K -``` - -Use [`--read-log`](#operation---read-log) to show the stderr and stdout of a build: - -```console -$ nix-store --read-log $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix) -``` - -# Operation `--serve` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--serve` [`--write`] - -## Description - -The operation `--serve` provides access to the Nix store over stdin and -stdout, and is intended to be used as a means of providing Nix store -access to a restricted ssh user. - -The following flags are available: - - - `--write`\ - Allow the connected client to request the realization of - derivations. In effect, this can be used to make the host act as a - remote builder. - -## Examples - -To turn a host into a build server, the `authorized_keys` file can be -used to provide build access to a given SSH public key: - -```console -$ cat <<EOF >>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys -command="nice -n20 nix-store --serve --write" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA... -EOF -``` - -# Operation `--gc` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--gc` [`--print-roots` | `--print-live` | `--print-dead`] [`--max-freed` *bytes*] - -## Description - -Without additional flags, the operation `--gc` performs a garbage -collection on the Nix store. That is, all paths in the Nix store not -reachable via file system references from a set of “roots”, are deleted. - -The following suboperations may be specified: - - - `--print-roots`\ - This operation prints on standard output the set of roots used by - the garbage collector. - - - `--print-live`\ - This operation prints on standard output the set of “live” store - paths, which are all the store paths reachable from the roots. Live - paths should never be deleted, since that would break consistency — - it would become possible that applications are installed that - reference things that are no longer present in the store. - - - `--print-dead`\ - This operation prints out on standard output the set of “dead” store - paths, which is just the opposite of the set of live paths: any path - in the store that is not live (with respect to the roots) is dead. - -By default, all unreachable paths are deleted. The following options -control what gets deleted and in what order: - - - `--max-freed` *bytes*\ - Keep deleting paths until at least *bytes* bytes have been deleted, - then stop. The argument *bytes* can be followed by the - multiplicative suffix `K`, `M`, `G` or `T`, denoting KiB, MiB, GiB - or TiB units. - -The behaviour of the collector is also influenced by the -`keep-outputs` and `keep-derivations` settings in the Nix -configuration file. - -By default, the collector prints the total number of freed bytes when it -finishes (or when it is interrupted). With `--print-dead`, it prints the -number of bytes that would be freed. - -## Examples - -To delete all unreachable paths, just do: - -```console -$ nix-store --gc -deleting `/nix/store/kq82idx6g0nyzsp2s14gfsc38npai7lf-cairo-1.0.4.tar.gz.drv' -... -8825586 bytes freed (8.42 MiB) -``` - -To delete at least 100 MiBs of unreachable paths: - -```console -$ nix-store --gc --max-freed $((100 * 1024 * 1024)) -``` - -# Operation `--delete` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--delete` [`--ignore-liveness`] *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--delete` deletes the store paths *paths* from the Nix -store, but only if it is safe to do so; that is, when the path is not -reachable from a root of the garbage collector. This means that you can -only delete paths that would also be deleted by `nix-store --gc`. Thus, -`--delete` is a more targeted version of `--gc`. - -With the option `--ignore-liveness`, reachability from the roots is -ignored. However, the path still won’t be deleted if there are other -paths in the store that refer to it (i.e., depend on it). - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store --delete /nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4 -0 bytes freed (0.00 MiB) -error: cannot delete path `/nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4' since it is still alive -``` - -# Operation `--query` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` {`--query` | `-q`} - {`--outputs` | `--requisites` | `-R` | `--references` | - `--referrers` | `--referrers-closure` | `--deriver` | `-d` | - `--graph` | `--tree` | `--binding` *name* | `-b` *name* | `--hash` | - `--size` | `--roots`} - [`--use-output`] [`-u`] [`--force-realise`] [`-f`] - *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--query` displays information about [store path]s. -The queries are described below. At most one query can be -specified. The default query is `--outputs`. - -The paths *paths* may also be symlinks from outside of the Nix store, to -the Nix store. In that case, the query is applied to the target of the -symlink. - -## Common query options - - - `--use-output`; `-u`\ - For each argument to the query that is a [store derivation], apply the - query to the output path of the derivation instead. - - - `--force-realise`; `-f`\ - Realise each argument to the query first (see [`nix-store - --realise`](#operation---realise)). - -## Queries - - - `--outputs`\ - Prints out the [output path]s of the store - derivations *paths*. These are the paths that will be produced when - the derivation is built. - - - `--requisites`; `-R`\ - Prints out the [closure] of the given *paths*. - - This query has one option: - - - `--include-outputs` - Also include the existing output paths of [store derivation]s, - and their closures. - - This query can be used to implement various kinds of deployment. A - *source deployment* is obtained by distributing the closure of a - store derivation. A *binary deployment* is obtained by distributing - the closure of an output path. A *cache deployment* (combined - source/binary deployment, including binaries of build-time-only - dependencies) is obtained by distributing the closure of a store - derivation and specifying the option `--include-outputs`. - - - `--references`\ - Prints the set of [references]s of the store paths - *paths*, that is, their immediate dependencies. (For *all* - dependencies, use `--requisites`.) - - [reference]: ../glossary.md#gloss-reference - - - `--referrers`\ - Prints the set of *referrers* of the store paths *paths*, that is, - the store paths currently existing in the Nix store that refer to - one of *paths*. Note that contrary to the references, the set of - referrers is not constant; it can change as store paths are added or - removed. - - - `--referrers-closure`\ - Prints the closure of the set of store paths *paths* under the - referrers relation; that is, all store paths that directly or - indirectly refer to one of *paths*. These are all the path currently - in the Nix store that are dependent on *paths*. - - - `--deriver`; `-d`\ - Prints the [deriver] of the store paths *paths*. If - the path has no deriver (e.g., if it is a source file), or if the - deriver is not known (e.g., in the case of a binary-only - deployment), the string `unknown-deriver` is printed. - - [deriver]: ../glossary.md#gloss-deriver - - - `--graph`\ - Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the format - of the `dot` tool of AT\&T's [Graphviz - package](http://www.graphviz.org/). This can be used to visualise - dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time dependency graph, apply - this to a store derivation. To obtain a runtime dependency graph, - apply it to an output path. - - - `--tree`\ - Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* as a nested - ASCII tree. References are ordered by descending closure size; this - tends to flatten the tree, making it more readable. The query only - recurses into a store path when it is first encountered; this - prevents a blowup of the tree representation of the graph. - - - `--graphml`\ - Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the - [GraphML](http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/) file format. This can be - used to visualise dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time - dependency graph, apply this to a [store derivation]. To obtain a - runtime dependency graph, apply it to an output path. - - - `--binding` *name*; `-b` *name*\ - Prints the value of the attribute *name* (i.e., environment - variable) of the [store derivation]s *paths*. It is an error for a - derivation to not have the specified attribute. - - - `--hash`\ - Prints the SHA-256 hash of the contents of the store paths *paths* - (that is, the hash of the output of `nix-store --dump` on the given - paths). Since the hash is stored in the Nix database, this is a fast - operation. - - - `--size`\ - Prints the size in bytes of the contents of the store paths *paths* - — to be precise, the size of the output of `nix-store --dump` on - the given paths. Note that the actual disk space required by the - store paths may be higher, especially on filesystems with large - cluster sizes. - - - `--roots`\ - Prints the garbage collector roots that point, directly or - indirectly, at the store paths *paths*. - -## Examples - -Print the closure (runtime dependencies) of the `svn` program in the -current user environment: - -```console -$ nix-store -qR $(which svn) -/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4 -/nix/store/9lz9yc6zgmc0vlqmn2ipcpkjlmbi51vv-glibc-2.3.4 -... -``` - -Print the build-time dependencies of `svn`: - -```console -$ nix-store -qR $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)) -/nix/store/02iizgn86m42q905rddvg4ja975bk2i4-grep-2.5.1.tar.bz2.drv -/nix/store/07a2bzxmzwz5hp58nf03pahrv2ygwgs3-gcc-wrapper.sh -/nix/store/0ma7c9wsbaxahwwl04gbw3fcd806ski4-glibc-2.3.4.drv -... lots of other paths ... -``` - -The difference with the previous example is that we ask the closure of -the derivation (`-qd`), not the closure of the output path that contains -`svn`. - -Show the build-time dependencies as a tree: - -```console -$ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)) -/nix/store/7i5082kfb6yjbqdbiwdhhza0am2xvh6c-subversion-1.1.4.drv -+---/nix/store/d8afh10z72n8l1cr5w42366abiblgn54-builder.sh -+---/nix/store/fmzxmpjx2lh849ph0l36snfj9zdibw67-bash-3.0.drv -| +---/nix/store/570hmhmx3v57605cqg9yfvvyh0nnb8k8-bash -| +---/nix/store/p3srsbd8dx44v2pg6nbnszab5mcwx03v-builder.sh -... -``` - -Show all paths that depend on the same OpenSSL library as `svn`: - -```console -$ nix-store -q --referrers $(nix-store -q --binding openssl $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))) -/nix/store/23ny9l9wixx21632y2wi4p585qhva1q8-sylpheed-1.0.0 -/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4 -/nix/store/dpmvp969yhdqs7lm2r1a3gng7pyq6vy4-subversion-1.1.3 -/nix/store/l51240xqsgg8a7yrbqdx1rfzyv6l26fx-lynx-2.8.5 -``` - -Show all paths that directly or indirectly depend on the Glibc (C -library) used by `svn`: - -```console -$ nix-store -q --referrers-closure $(ldd $(which svn) | grep /libc.so | awk '{print $3}') -/nix/store/034a6h4vpz9kds5r6kzb9lhh81mscw43-libgnomeprintui-2.8.2 -/nix/store/15l3yi0d45prm7a82pcrknxdh6nzmxza-gawk-3.1.4 -... -``` - -Note that `ldd` is a command that prints out the dynamic libraries used -by an ELF executable. - -Make a picture of the runtime dependency graph of the current user -environment: - -```console -$ nix-store -q --graph ~/.nix-profile | dot -Tps > graph.ps -$ gv graph.ps -``` - -Show every garbage collector root that points to a store path that -depends on `svn`: - -```console -$ nix-store -q --roots $(which svn) -/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-81-link -/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-82-link -/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/eelco/profile-97-link -``` - -# Operation `--add` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--add` *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--add` adds the specified paths to the Nix store. It -prints the resulting paths in the Nix store on standard output. - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store --add ./foo.c -/nix/store/m7lrha58ph6rcnv109yzx1nk1cj7k7zf-foo.c -``` - -# Operation `--add-fixed` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--add-fixed` [`--recursive`] *algorithm* *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--add-fixed` adds the specified paths to the Nix store. -Unlike `--add` paths are registered using the specified hashing -algorithm, resulting in the same output path as a fixed-output -derivation. This can be used for sources that are not available from a -public url or broke since the download expression was written. - -This operation has the following options: - - - `--recursive`\ - Use recursive instead of flat hashing mode, used when adding - directories to the store. - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store --add-fixed sha256 ./hello-2.10.tar.gz -/nix/store/3x7dwzq014bblazs7kq20p9hyzz0qh8g-hello-2.10.tar.gz -``` - -# Operation `--verify` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--verify` [`--check-contents`] [`--repair`] - -## Description - -The operation `--verify` verifies the internal consistency of the Nix -database, and the consistency between the Nix database and the Nix -store. Any inconsistencies encountered are automatically repaired. -Inconsistencies are generally the result of the Nix store or database -being modified by non-Nix tools, or of bugs in Nix itself. - -This operation has the following options: - - - `--check-contents`\ - Checks that the contents of every valid store path has not been - altered by computing a SHA-256 hash of the contents and comparing it - with the hash stored in the Nix database at build time. Paths that - have been modified are printed out. For large stores, - `--check-contents` is obviously quite slow. - - - `--repair`\ - If any valid path is missing from the store, or (if - `--check-contents` is given) the contents of a valid path has been - modified, then try to repair the path by redownloading it. See - `nix-store --repair-path` for details. - -# Operation `--verify-path` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--verify-path` *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--verify-path` compares the contents of the given store -paths to their cryptographic hashes stored in Nix’s database. For every -changed path, it prints a warning message. The exit status is 0 if no -path has changed, and 1 otherwise. - -## Example - -To verify the integrity of the `svn` command and all its dependencies: - -```console -$ nix-store --verify-path $(nix-store -qR $(which svn)) -``` - -# Operation `--repair-path` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--repair-path` *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--repair-path` attempts to “repair” the specified paths -by redownloading them using the available substituters. If no -substitutes are available, then repair is not possible. - -> **Warning** -> -> During repair, there is a very small time window during which the old -> path (if it exists) is moved out of the way and replaced with the new -> path. If repair is interrupted in between, then the system may be left -> in a broken state (e.g., if the path contains a critical system -> component like the GNU C Library). - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store --verify-path /nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13 -path `/nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13' was modified! - expected hash `2db57715ae90b7e31ff1f2ecb8c12ec1cc43da920efcbe3b22763f36a1861588', - got `481c5aa5483ebc97c20457bb8bca24deea56550d3985cda0027f67fe54b808e4' - -$ nix-store --repair-path /nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13 -fetching path `/nix/store/d7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13'... -… -``` - -# Operation `--dump` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--dump` *path* - -## Description - -The operation `--dump` produces a NAR (Nix ARchive) file containing the -contents of the file system tree rooted at *path*. The archive is -written to standard output. - -A NAR archive is like a TAR or Zip archive, but it contains only the -information that Nix considers important. For instance, timestamps are -elided because all files in the Nix store have their timestamp set to 1 -anyway. Likewise, all permissions are left out except for the execute -bit, because all files in the Nix store have 444 or 555 permission. - -Also, a NAR archive is *canonical*, meaning that “equal” paths always -produce the same NAR archive. For instance, directory entries are -always sorted so that the actual on-disk order doesn’t influence the -result. This means that the cryptographic hash of a NAR dump of a -path is usable as a fingerprint of the contents of the path. Indeed, -the hashes of store paths stored in Nix’s database (see `nix-store -q ---hash`) are SHA-256 hashes of the NAR dump of each store path. - -NAR archives support filenames of unlimited length and 64-bit file -sizes. They can contain regular files, directories, and symbolic links, -but not other types of files (such as device nodes). - -A Nix archive can be unpacked using `nix-store ---restore`. - -# Operation `--restore` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--restore` *path* - -## Description - -The operation `--restore` unpacks a NAR archive to *path*, which must -not already exist. The archive is read from standard input. - -# Operation `--export` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--export` *paths…* - -## Description - -The operation `--export` writes a serialisation of the specified store -paths to standard output in a format that can be imported into another -Nix store with `nix-store --import`. This is like `nix-store ---dump`, except that the NAR archive produced by that command doesn’t -contain the necessary meta-information to allow it to be imported into -another Nix store (namely, the set of references of the path). - -This command does not produce a *closure* of the specified paths, so if -a store path references other store paths that are missing in the target -Nix store, the import will fail. To copy a whole closure, do something -like: - -```console -$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR paths) > out -``` - -To import the whole closure again, run: - -```console -$ nix-store --import < out -``` - -# Operation `--import` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--import` - -## Description - -The operation `--import` reads a serialisation of a set of store paths -produced by `nix-store --export` from standard input and adds those -store paths to the Nix store. Paths that already exist in the Nix store -are ignored. If a path refers to another path that doesn’t exist in the -Nix store, the import fails. - -# Operation `--optimise` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--optimise` - -## Description - -The operation `--optimise` reduces Nix store disk space usage by finding -identical files in the store and hard-linking them to each other. It -typically reduces the size of the store by something like 25-35%. Only -regular files and symlinks are hard-linked in this manner. Files are -considered identical when they have the same NAR archive serialisation: -that is, regular files must have the same contents and permission -(executable or non-executable), and symlinks must have the same -contents. - -After completion, or when the command is interrupted, a report on the -achieved savings is printed on standard error. - -Use `-vv` or `-vvv` to get some progress indication. - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store --optimise -hashing files in `/nix/store/qhqx7l2f1kmwihc9bnxs7rc159hsxnf3-gcc-4.1.1' -... -541838819 bytes (516.74 MiB) freed by hard-linking 54143 files; -there are 114486 files with equal contents out of 215894 files in total -``` - -# Operation `--read-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. - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store -l $(which ktorrent) -building /nix/store/dhc73pvzpnzxhdgpimsd9sw39di66ph1-ktorrent-2.2.1 -unpacking sources -unpacking source archive /nix/store/p8n1jpqs27mgkjw07pb5269717nzf5f8-ktorrent-2.2.1.tar.gz -ktorrent-2.2.1/ -ktorrent-2.2.1/NEWS -... -``` - -# Operation `--dump-db` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--dump-db` [*paths…*] - -## Description - -The operation `--dump-db` writes a dump of the Nix database to standard -output. It can be loaded into an empty Nix store using `--load-db`. This -is useful for making backups and when migrating to different database -schemas. - -By default, `--dump-db` will dump the entire Nix database. When one or -more store paths is passed, only the subset of the Nix database for -those store paths is dumped. As with `--export`, the user is responsible -for passing all the store paths for a closure. See `--export` for an -example. - -# Operation `--load-db` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--load-db` - -## Description - -The operation `--load-db` reads a dump of the Nix database created by -`--dump-db` from standard input and loads it into the Nix database. - -# Operation `--print-env` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--print-env` *drvpath* - -## Description - -The operation `--print-env` prints out the environment of a derivation -in a format that can be evaluated by a shell. The command line arguments -of the builder are placed in the variable `_args`. - -## Example - -```console -$ nix-store --print-env $(nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A firefox) -… -export src; src='/nix/store/plpj7qrwcz94z2psh6fchsi7s8yihc7k-firefox-12.0.source.tar.bz2' -export stdenv; stdenv='/nix/store/7c8asx3yfrg5dg1gzhzyq2236zfgibnn-stdenv' -export system; system='x86_64-linux' -export _args; _args='-e /nix/store/9krlzvny65gdc8s7kpb6lkx8cd02c25c-default-builder.sh' -``` - -# Operation `--generate-binary-cache-key` - -## Synopsis - -`nix-store` `--generate-binary-cache-key` *key-name* *secret-key-file* *public-key-file* - -## Description - -This command generates an [Ed25519 key pair](http://ed25519.cr.yp.to/) -that can be used to create a signed binary cache. It takes three -mandatory parameters: - -1. A key name, such as `cache.example.org-1`, that is used to look up - keys on the client when it verifies signatures. It can be anything, - but it’s suggested to use the host name of your cache (e.g. - `cache.example.org`) with a suffix denoting the number of the key - (to be incremented every time you need to revoke a key). - -2. The file name where the secret key is to be stored. - -3. The file name where the public key is to be stored. +`nix-store` takes exactly one *operation* flag which indicates the subcommand to be performed. The following operations are available: + +- [`--realise`](./nix-store/realise.md) +- [`--serve`](./nix-store/serve.md) +- [`--gc`](./nix-store/gc.md) +- [`--delete`](./nix-store/delete.md) +- [`--query`](./nix-store/query.md) +- [`--add`](./nix-store/add.md) +- [`--add-fixed`](./nix-store/add-fixed.md) +- [`--verify`](./nix-store/verify.md) +- [`--verify-path`](./nix-store/verify-path.md) +- [`--repair-path`](./nix-store/repair-path.md) +- [`--dump`](./nix-store/dump.md) +- [`--restore`](./nix-store/restore.md) +- [`--export`](./nix-store/export.md) +- [`--import`](./nix-store/import.md) +- [`--optimise`](./nix-store/optimise.md) +- [`--read-log`](./nix-store/read-log.md) +- [`--dump-db`](./nix-store/dump-db.md) +- [`--load-db`](./nix-store/load-db.md) +- [`--print-env`](./nix-store/print-env.md) +- [`--generate-binary-cache-key`](./nix-store/generate-binary-cache-key.md) + +These pages can be viewed offline: + +- `man nix-store-<operation>`. + + Example: `man nix-store-realise` + +- `nix-store --help --<operation>` + + Example: `nix-store --help --realise` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/add-fixed.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/add-fixed.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d25db091c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/add-fixed.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --add-fixed` - add paths to store using given hashing algorithm + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--add-fixed` [`--recursive`] *algorithm* *paths…* + +## Description + +The operation `--add-fixed` adds the specified paths to the Nix store. +Unlike `--add` paths are registered using the specified hashing +algorithm, resulting in the same output path as a fixed-output +derivation. This can be used for sources that are not available from a +public url or broke since the download expression was written. + +This operation has the following options: + + - `--recursive`\ + Use recursive instead of flat hashing mode, used when adding + directories to the store. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +## Example + +```console +$ nix-store --add-fixed sha256 ./hello-2.10.tar.gz +/nix/store/3x7dwzq014bblazs7kq20p9hyzz0qh8g-hello-2.10.tar.gz +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/add.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/add.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..87d504cd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/add.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --add` - add paths to Nix store + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--add` *paths…* + +# Description + +The operation `--add` adds the specified paths to the Nix store. It +prints the resulting paths in the Nix store on standard output. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Example + +```console +$ nix-store --add ./foo.c +/nix/store/m7lrha58ph6rcnv109yzx1nk1cj7k7zf-foo.c +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/delete.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/delete.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..550c5ea29 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/delete.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --delete` - delete store paths + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--delete` [`--ignore-liveness`] *paths…* + +# Description + +The operation `--delete` deletes the store paths *paths* from the Nix +store, but only if it is safe to do so; that is, when the path is not +reachable from a root of the garbage collector. This means that you can +only delete paths that would also be deleted by `nix-store --gc`. Thus, +`--delete` is a more targeted version of `--gc`. + +With the option `--ignore-liveness`, reachability from the roots is +ignored. However, the path still won’t be deleted if there are other +paths in the store that refer to it (i.e., depend on it). + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Example + +```console +$ nix-store --delete /nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4 +0 bytes freed (0.00 MiB) +error: cannot delete path `/nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4' since it is still alive +``` 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}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/dump.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/dump.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..62656d599 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/dump.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --dump` - write a single path to a Nix Archive + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--dump` *path* + +## Description + +The operation `--dump` produces a NAR (Nix ARchive) file containing the +contents of the file system tree rooted at *path*. The archive is +written to standard output. + +A NAR archive is like a TAR or Zip archive, but it contains only the +information that Nix considers important. For instance, timestamps are +elided because all files in the Nix store have their timestamp set to 0 +anyway. Likewise, all permissions are left out except for the execute +bit, because all files in the Nix store have 444 or 555 permission. + +Also, a NAR archive is *canonical*, meaning that “equal” paths always +produce the same NAR archive. For instance, directory entries are +always sorted so that the actual on-disk order doesn’t influence the +result. This means that the cryptographic hash of a NAR dump of a +path is usable as a fingerprint of the contents of the path. Indeed, +the hashes of store paths stored in Nix’s database (see `nix-store -q +--hash`) are SHA-256 hashes of the NAR dump of each store path. + +NAR archives support filenames of unlimited length and 64-bit file +sizes. They can contain regular files, directories, and symbolic links, +but not other types of files (such as device nodes). + +A Nix archive can be unpacked using `nix-store +--restore`. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/export.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/export.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..aeea38636 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/export.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --export` - export store paths to a Nix Archive + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--export` *paths…* + +## Description + +The operation `--export` writes a serialisation of the specified store +paths to standard output in a format that can be imported into another +Nix store with `nix-store --import`. This is like `nix-store +--dump`, except that the NAR archive produced by that command doesn’t +contain the necessary meta-information to allow it to be imported into +another Nix store (namely, the set of references of the path). + +This command does not produce a *closure* of the specified paths, so if +a store path references other store paths that are missing in the target +Nix store, the import will fail. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +To copy a whole closure, do something +like: + +```console +$ nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR paths) > out +``` + +To import the whole closure again, run: + +```console +$ nix-store --import < out +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/gc.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/gc.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7be0d559a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/gc.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --gc` - run garbage collection + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--gc` [`--print-roots` | `--print-live` | `--print-dead`] [`--max-freed` *bytes*] + +# Description + +Without additional flags, the operation `--gc` performs a garbage +collection on the Nix store. That is, all paths in the Nix store not +reachable via file system references from a set of “roots”, are deleted. + +The following suboperations may be specified: + + - `--print-roots`\ + This operation prints on standard output the set of roots used by + the garbage collector. + + - `--print-live`\ + This operation prints on standard output the set of “live” store + paths, which are all the store paths reachable from the roots. Live + paths should never be deleted, since that would break consistency — + it would become possible that applications are installed that + reference things that are no longer present in the store. + + - `--print-dead`\ + This operation prints out on standard output the set of “dead” store + paths, which is just the opposite of the set of live paths: any path + in the store that is not live (with respect to the roots) is dead. + +By default, all unreachable paths are deleted. The following options +control what gets deleted and in what order: + + - `--max-freed` *bytes*\ + Keep deleting paths until at least *bytes* bytes have been deleted, + then stop. The argument *bytes* can be followed by the + multiplicative suffix `K`, `M`, `G` or `T`, denoting KiB, MiB, GiB + or TiB units. + +The behaviour of the collector is also influenced by the +`keep-outputs` and `keep-derivations` settings in the Nix +configuration file. + +By default, the collector prints the total number of freed bytes when it +finishes (or when it is interrupted). With `--print-dead`, it prints the +number of bytes that would be freed. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +To delete all unreachable paths, just do: + +```console +$ nix-store --gc +deleting `/nix/store/kq82idx6g0nyzsp2s14gfsc38npai7lf-cairo-1.0.4.tar.gz.drv' +... +8825586 bytes freed (8.42 MiB) +``` + +To delete at least 100 MiBs of unreachable paths: + +```console +$ nix-store --gc --max-freed $((100 * 1024 * 1024)) +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/generate-binary-cache-key.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/generate-binary-cache-key.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8085d877b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/generate-binary-cache-key.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key` - generate key pair to use for a binary cache + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--generate-binary-cache-key` *key-name* *secret-key-file* *public-key-file* + +## Description + +This command generates an [Ed25519 key pair](http://ed25519.cr.yp.to/) +that can be used to create a signed binary cache. It takes three +mandatory parameters: + +1. A key name, such as `cache.example.org-1`, that is used to look up + keys on the client when it verifies signatures. It can be anything, + but it’s suggested to use the host name of your cache (e.g. + `cache.example.org`) with a suffix denoting the number of the key + (to be incremented every time you need to revoke a key). + +2. The file name where the secret key is to be stored. + +3. The file name where the public key is to be stored. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/import.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/import.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2711316a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/import.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --import` - import Nix Archive into the store + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--import` + +# Description + +The operation `--import` reads a serialisation of a set of store paths +produced by `nix-store --export` from standard input and adds those +store paths to the Nix store. Paths that already exist in the Nix store +are ignored. If a path refers to another path that doesn’t exist in the +Nix store, the import fails. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/load-db.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/load-db.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e2f438ed6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/load-db.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --load-db` - import Nix database + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--load-db` + +# Description + +The operation `--load-db` reads a dump of the Nix database created by +`--dump-db` from standard input and loads it into the Nix database. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} 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). + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/optimise.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/optimise.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dc392aeb8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/optimise.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --optimise` - reduce disk space usage + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--optimise` + +## Description + +The operation `--optimise` reduces Nix store disk space usage by finding +identical files in the store and hard-linking them to each other. It +typically reduces the size of the store by something like 25-35%. Only +regular files and symlinks are hard-linked in this manner. Files are +considered identical when they have the same NAR archive serialisation: +that is, regular files must have the same contents and permission +(executable or non-executable), and symlinks must have the same +contents. + +After completion, or when the command is interrupted, a report on the +achieved savings is printed on standard error. + +Use `-vv` or `-vvv` to get some progress indication. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +## Example + +```console +$ nix-store --optimise +hashing files in `/nix/store/qhqx7l2f1kmwihc9bnxs7rc159hsxnf3-gcc-4.1.1' +... +541838819 bytes (516.74 MiB) freed by hard-linking 54143 files; +there are 114486 files with equal contents out of 215894 files in total +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/print-env.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/print-env.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bd2084ef6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/print-env.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --print-env` - print the build environment of a derivation + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--print-env` *drvpath* + +## Description + +The operation `--print-env` prints out the environment of a derivation +in a format that can be evaluated by a shell. The command line arguments +of the builder are placed in the variable `_args`. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +## Example + +```console +$ nix-store --print-env $(nix-instantiate '<nixpkgs>' -A firefox) +… +export src; src='/nix/store/plpj7qrwcz94z2psh6fchsi7s8yihc7k-firefox-12.0.source.tar.bz2' +export stdenv; stdenv='/nix/store/7c8asx3yfrg5dg1gzhzyq2236zfgibnn-stdenv' +export system; system='x86_64-linux' +export _args; _args='-e /nix/store/9krlzvny65gdc8s7kpb6lkx8cd02c25c-default-builder.sh' +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/query.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/query.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9f7dbd3e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/query.md @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --query` - display information about store paths + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` {`--query` | `-q`} + {`--outputs` | `--requisites` | `-R` | `--references` | + `--referrers` | `--referrers-closure` | `--deriver` | `-d` | + `--graph` | `--tree` | `--binding` *name* | `-b` *name* | `--hash` | + `--size` | `--roots`} + [`--use-output`] [`-u`] [`--force-realise`] [`-f`] + *paths…* + +# Description + +The operation `--query` displays various bits of information about the +store paths . The queries are described below. At most one query can be +specified. The default query is `--outputs`. + +The paths *paths* may also be symlinks from outside of the Nix store, to +the Nix store. In that case, the query is applied to the target of the +symlink. + +# Common query options + + - `--use-output`; `-u`\ + For each argument to the query that is a [store derivation], apply the + query to the output path of the derivation instead. + + - `--force-realise`; `-f`\ + Realise each argument to the query first (see [`nix-store --realise`](./realise.md)). + +[store derivation]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation + +# Queries + + - `--outputs`\ + Prints out the [output paths] of the store + derivations *paths*. These are the paths that will be produced when + the derivation is built. + + [output paths]: ../../glossary.md#gloss-output-path + + - `--requisites`; `-R`\ + Prints out the [closure] of the store path *paths*. + + [closure]: ../../glossary.md#gloss-closure + + This query has one option: + + - `--include-outputs` + Also include the existing output paths of [store derivation]s, + and their closures. + + This query can be used to implement various kinds of deployment. A + *source deployment* is obtained by distributing the closure of a + store derivation. A *binary deployment* is obtained by distributing + the closure of an output path. A *cache deployment* (combined + source/binary deployment, including binaries of build-time-only + dependencies) is obtained by distributing the closure of a store + derivation and specifying the option `--include-outputs`. + + - `--references`\ + Prints the set of [references] of the store paths + *paths*, that is, their immediate dependencies. (For *all* + dependencies, use `--requisites`.) + + [references]: ../../glossary.md#gloss-reference + + - `--referrers`\ + Prints the set of *referrers* of the store paths *paths*, that is, + the store paths currently existing in the Nix store that refer to + one of *paths*. Note that contrary to the references, the set of + referrers is not constant; it can change as store paths are added or + removed. + + - `--referrers-closure`\ + Prints the closure of the set of store paths *paths* under the + referrers relation; that is, all store paths that directly or + indirectly refer to one of *paths*. These are all the path currently + in the Nix store that are dependent on *paths*. + + - `--deriver`; `-d`\ + Prints the [deriver] of the store paths *paths*. If + the path has no deriver (e.g., if it is a source file), or if the + deriver is not known (e.g., in the case of a binary-only + deployment), the string `unknown-deriver` is printed. + + [deriver]: ../../glossary.md#gloss-deriver + + - `--graph`\ + Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the format + of the `dot` tool of AT\&T's [Graphviz + package](http://www.graphviz.org/). This can be used to visualise + dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time dependency graph, apply + this to a store derivation. To obtain a runtime dependency graph, + apply it to an output path. + + - `--tree`\ + Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* as a nested + ASCII tree. References are ordered by descending closure size; this + tends to flatten the tree, making it more readable. The query only + recurses into a store path when it is first encountered; this + prevents a blowup of the tree representation of the graph. + + - `--graphml`\ + Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the + [GraphML](http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/) file format. This can be + used to visualise dependency graphs. To obtain a build-time + dependency graph, apply this to a [store derivation]. To obtain a + runtime dependency graph, apply it to an output path. + + - `--binding` *name*; `-b` *name*\ + Prints the value of the attribute *name* (i.e., environment + variable) of the [store derivation]s *paths*. It is an error for a + derivation to not have the specified attribute. + + - `--hash`\ + Prints the SHA-256 hash of the contents of the store paths *paths* + (that is, the hash of the output of `nix-store --dump` on the given + paths). Since the hash is stored in the Nix database, this is a fast + operation. + + - `--size`\ + Prints the size in bytes of the contents of the store paths *paths* + — to be precise, the size of the output of `nix-store --dump` on + the given paths. Note that the actual disk space required by the + store paths may be higher, especially on filesystems with large + cluster sizes. + + - `--roots`\ + Prints the garbage collector roots that point, directly or + indirectly, at the store paths *paths*. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +Print the closure (runtime dependencies) of the `svn` program in the +current user environment: + +```console +$ nix-store -qR $(which svn) +/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4 +/nix/store/9lz9yc6zgmc0vlqmn2ipcpkjlmbi51vv-glibc-2.3.4 +... +``` + +Print the build-time dependencies of `svn`: + +```console +$ nix-store -qR $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)) +/nix/store/02iizgn86m42q905rddvg4ja975bk2i4-grep-2.5.1.tar.bz2.drv +/nix/store/07a2bzxmzwz5hp58nf03pahrv2ygwgs3-gcc-wrapper.sh +/nix/store/0ma7c9wsbaxahwwl04gbw3fcd806ski4-glibc-2.3.4.drv +... lots of other paths ... +``` + +The difference with the previous example is that we ask the closure of +the derivation (`-qd`), not the closure of the output path that contains +`svn`. + +Show the build-time dependencies as a tree: + +```console +$ nix-store -q --tree $(nix-store -qd $(which svn)) +/nix/store/7i5082kfb6yjbqdbiwdhhza0am2xvh6c-subversion-1.1.4.drv ++---/nix/store/d8afh10z72n8l1cr5w42366abiblgn54-builder.sh ++---/nix/store/fmzxmpjx2lh849ph0l36snfj9zdibw67-bash-3.0.drv +| +---/nix/store/570hmhmx3v57605cqg9yfvvyh0nnb8k8-bash +| +---/nix/store/p3srsbd8dx44v2pg6nbnszab5mcwx03v-builder.sh +... +``` + +Show all paths that depend on the same OpenSSL library as `svn`: + +```console +$ nix-store -q --referrers $(nix-store -q --binding openssl $(nix-store -qd $(which svn))) +/nix/store/23ny9l9wixx21632y2wi4p585qhva1q8-sylpheed-1.0.0 +/nix/store/5mbglq5ldqld8sj57273aljwkfvj22mc-subversion-1.1.4 +/nix/store/dpmvp969yhdqs7lm2r1a3gng7pyq6vy4-subversion-1.1.3 +/nix/store/l51240xqsgg8a7yrbqdx1rfzyv6l26fx-lynx-2.8.5 +``` + +Show all paths that directly or indirectly depend on the Glibc (C +library) used by `svn`: + +```console +$ nix-store -q --referrers-closure $(ldd $(which svn) | grep /libc.so | awk '{print $3}') +/nix/store/034a6h4vpz9kds5r6kzb9lhh81mscw43-libgnomeprintui-2.8.2 +/nix/store/15l3yi0d45prm7a82pcrknxdh6nzmxza-gawk-3.1.4 +... +``` + +Note that `ldd` is a command that prints out the dynamic libraries used +by an ELF executable. + +Make a picture of the runtime dependency graph of the current user +environment: + +```console +$ nix-store -q --graph ~/.nix-profile | dot -Tps > graph.ps +$ gv graph.ps +``` + +Show every garbage collector root that points to a store path that +depends on `svn`: + +```console +$ nix-store -q --roots $(which svn) +/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-81-link +/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-82-link +/home/eelco/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile-97-link +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4a88e9382 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/read-log.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --read-log` - print build log + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` {`--read-log` | `-l`} *paths…* + +# Description + +The operation `--read-log` prints the build log of the specified store +paths on standard output. The build log is whatever the builder of a +derivation wrote to standard output and standard error. If a store path +is not a derivation, the deriver of the store path is used. + +Build logs are kept in `/nix/var/log/nix/drvs`. However, there is no +guarantee that a build log is available for any particular store path. +For instance, if the path was downloaded as a pre-built binary through a +substitute, then the log is unavailable. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Example + +```console +$ 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 +... +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f61a20100 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --realise` - realise specified store paths + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` {`--realise` | `-r`} *paths…* [`--dry-run`] + +# Description + +The operation `--realise` essentially “builds” the specified store +paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term: + + - If the store path is a *derivation*, realisation ensures that the + output paths of the derivation are [valid] (i.e., + the output path and its closure exist in the file system). This + can be done in several ways. First, it is possible that the + outputs are already valid, in which case we are done + immediately. Otherwise, there may be [substitutes] + that produce the outputs (e.g., by downloading them). Finally, the + outputs can be produced by running the build task described + by the derivation. + + - If the store path is not a derivation, realisation ensures that the + specified path is valid (i.e., it and its closure exist in the file + system). If the path is already valid, we are done immediately. + Otherwise, the path and any missing paths in its closure may be + produced through substitutes. If there are no (successful) + substitutes, realisation fails. + +[valid]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-validity +[substitutes]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-substitute + +The output path of each derivation is printed on standard output. (For +non-derivations argument, the argument itself is printed.) + +The following flags are available: + + - `--dry-run`\ + Print on standard error a description of what packages would be + built or downloaded, without actually performing the operation. + + - `--ignore-unknown`\ + If a non-derivation path does not have a substitute, then silently + ignore it. + + - `--check`\ + This option allows you to check whether a derivation is + deterministic. It rebuilds the specified derivation and checks + whether the result is bitwise-identical with the existing outputs, + printing an error if that’s not the case. The outputs of the + specified derivation must already exist. When used with `-K`, if an + output path is not identical to the corresponding output from the + previous build, the new output path is left in + `/nix/store/name.check.` + +Special exit codes: + + - `100`\ + Generic build failure, the builder process returned with a non-zero + exit code. + + - `101`\ + Build timeout, the build was aborted because it did not complete + within the specified `timeout`. + + - `102`\ + Hash mismatch, the build output was rejected because it does not + match the [`outputHash` attribute of the + derivation](@docroot@/language/advanced-attributes.md). + + - `104`\ + Not deterministic, the build succeeded in check mode but the + resulting output is not binary reproducible. + +With the `--keep-going` flag it's possible for multiple failures to +occur, in this case the 1xx status codes are or combined using binary +or. + + 1100100 + ^^^^ + |||`- timeout + ||`-- output hash mismatch + |`--- build failure + `---- not deterministic + + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +This operation is typically used to build [store derivation]s produced by +[`nix-instantiate`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md): + +[store derivation]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation + +```console +$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix) +/nix/store/31axcgrlbfsxzmfff1gyj1bf62hvkby2-aterm-2.3.1 +``` + +This is essentially what [`nix-build`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-build.md) does. + +To test whether a previously-built derivation is deterministic: + +```console +$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A hello --check -K +``` + +Use [`nix-store --read-log`](./read-log.md) to show the stderr and stdout of a build: + +```console +$ nix-store --read-log $(nix-instantiate ./test.nix) +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/repair-path.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/repair-path.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9c3d9f7cd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/repair-path.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Name + +`nix --repair-path` - re-download path from substituter + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--repair-path` *paths…* + +# Description + +The operation `--repair-path` attempts to “repair” the specified paths +by redownloading them using the available substituters. If no +substitutes are available, then repair is not possible. + +> **Warning** +> +> During repair, there is a very small time window during which the old +> path (if it exists) is moved out of the way and replaced with the new +> path. If repair is interrupted in between, then the system may be left +> in a broken state (e.g., if the path contains a critical system +> component like the GNU C Library). + +# Example + +```console +$ nix-store --verify-path /nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13 +path `/nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13' was modified! + expected hash `2db57715ae90b7e31ff1f2ecb8c12ec1cc43da920efcbe3b22763f36a1861588', + got `481c5aa5483ebc97c20457bb8bca24deea56550d3985cda0027f67fe54b808e4' + +$ nix-store --repair-path /nix/store/dj7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13 +fetching path `/nix/store/d7a81wsm1ijwwpkks3725661h3263p5-glibc-2.13'... +… +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/restore.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/restore.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fcba43df4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/restore.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --restore` - extract a Nix archive + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--restore` *path* + +## Description + +The operation `--restore` unpacks a NAR archive to *path*, which must +not already exist. The archive is read from standard input. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/serve.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/serve.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0f90f65ae --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/serve.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --serve` - serve local Nix store over SSH + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--serve` [`--write`] + +# Description + +The operation `--serve` provides access to the Nix store over stdin and +stdout, and is intended to be used as a means of providing Nix store +access to a restricted ssh user. + +The following flags are available: + + - `--write`\ + Allow the connected client to request the realization of + derivations. In effect, this can be used to make the host act as a + remote builder. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +# Examples + +To turn a host into a build server, the `authorized_keys` file can be +used to provide build access to a given SSH public key: + +```console +$ cat <<EOF >>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys +command="nice -n20 nix-store --serve --write" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA... +EOF +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/verify-path.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/verify-path.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..59ffe92a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/verify-path.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --verify-path` - check path contents against Nix database + +## Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--verify-path` *paths…* + +## Description + +The operation `--verify-path` compares the contents of the given store +paths to their cryptographic hashes stored in Nix’s database. For every +changed path, it prints a warning message. The exit status is 0 if no +path has changed, and 1 otherwise. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} + +## Example + +To verify the integrity of the `svn` command and all its dependencies: + +```console +$ nix-store --verify-path $(nix-store -qR $(which svn)) +``` + diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/verify.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/verify.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2695b3361 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/verify.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# Name + +`nix-store --verify` - check Nix database for consistency + +# Synopsis + +`nix-store` `--verify` [`--check-contents`] [`--repair`] + +# Description + +The operation `--verify` verifies the internal consistency of the Nix +database, and the consistency between the Nix database and the Nix +store. Any inconsistencies encountered are automatically repaired. +Inconsistencies are generally the result of the Nix store or database +being modified by non-Nix tools, or of bugs in Nix itself. + +This operation has the following options: + + - `--check-contents`\ + Checks that the contents of every valid store path has not been + altered by computing a SHA-256 hash of the contents and comparing it + with the hash stored in the Nix database at build time. Paths that + have been modified are printed out. For large stores, + `--check-contents` is obviously quite slow. + + - `--repair`\ + If any valid path is missing from the store, or (if + `--check-contents` is given) the contents of a valid path has been + modified, then try to repair the path by redownloading it. See + `nix-store --repair-path` for details. + +{{#include ./opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../opt-common.md}} + +{{#include ../env-common.md}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md index e612c416f..a23b87e4e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: - - [`--help`]{#opt-help}\ + - <span id="opt-help">[`--help`](#opt-help)</span>\ Prints out a summary of the command syntax and exits. - - [`--version`]{#opt-version}\ + - <span id="opt-version">[`--version`](#opt-version)</span>\ Prints out the Nix version number on standard output and exits. - - [`--verbose`]{#opt-verbose} / `-v`\ + - <span id="opt-verbose">[`--verbose`](#opt-verbose)</span> / `-v`\ Increases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages printed on standard error. For each Nix operation, the information printed on standard output is well-defined; any diagnostic information is @@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: - 5\ “Vomit”: print vast amounts of debug information. - - [`--quiet`]{#opt-quiet}\ + - <span id="opt-quiet">[`--quiet`](#opt-quiet)</span>\ Decreases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages printed on standard error. This is the inverse option to `-v` / `--verbose`. This option may be specified repeatedly. See the previous verbosity levels list. - - [`--log-format`]{#opt-log-format} *format*\ + - <span id="opt-log-format">[`--log-format`](#opt-log-format)</span> *format*\ This option can be used to change the output of the log format, with *format* being one of: @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: - bar-with-logs\ Display the raw logs, with the progress bar at the bottom. - - [`--no-build-output`]{#opt-no-build-output} / `-Q`\ + - <span id="opt-no-build-output">[`--no-build-output`](#opt-no-build-output)</span> / `-Q`\ By default, output written by builders to standard output and standard error is echoed to the Nix command's standard error. This option suppresses this behaviour. Note that the builder's standard output and error are always written to a log file in `prefix/nix/var/log/nix`. - - [`--max-jobs`]{#opt-max-jobs} / `-j` *number*\ + - <span id="opt-max-jobs">[`--max-jobs`](#opt-max-jobs)</span> / `-j` *number*\ Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will perform in parallel to the specified number. Specify `auto` to use the number of CPUs in the system. The default is specified by the `max-jobs` @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: Setting it to `0` disallows building on the local machine, which is useful when you want builds to happen only on remote builders. - - [`--cores`]{#opt-cores}\ + - <span id="opt-cores">[`--cores`](#opt-cores)</span>\ Sets the value of the `NIX_BUILD_CORES` environment variable in the invocation of builders. Builders can use this variable at their discretion to control the maximum amount of parallelism. For @@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: means that the builder should use all available CPU cores in the system. - - [`--max-silent-time`]{#opt-max-silent-time}\ + - <span id="opt-max-silent-time">[`--max-silent-time`](#opt-max-silent-time)</span>\ Sets the maximum number of seconds that a builder can go without producing any data on standard output or standard error. The default is specified by the `max-silent-time` configuration setting. `0` means no time-out. - - [`--timeout`]{#opt-timeout}\ + - <span id="opt-timeout">[`--timeout`](#opt-timeout)</span>\ Sets the maximum number of seconds that a builder can run. The default is specified by the `timeout` configuration setting. `0` means no timeout. - - [`--keep-going`]{#opt-keep-going} / `-k`\ + - <span id="opt-keep-going">[`--keep-going`](#opt-keep-going)</span> / `-k`\ Keep going in case of failed builds, to the greatest extent possible. That is, if building an input of some derivation fails, Nix will still build the other inputs, but not the derivation @@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: for builds of substitutes), possibly killing builds in progress (in case of parallel or distributed builds). - - [`--keep-failed`]{#opt-keep-failed} / `-K`\ + - <span id="opt-keep-failed">[`--keep-failed`](#opt-keep-failed)</span> / `-K`\ Specifies that in case of a build failure, the temporary directory (usually in `/tmp`) in which the build takes place should not be deleted. The path of the build directory is printed as an informational message. - - [`--fallback`]{#opt-fallback}\ + - <span id="opt-fallback">[`--fallback`](#opt-fallback)</span>\ Whenever Nix attempts to build a derivation for which substitutes are known for each output path, but realising the output paths through the substitutes fails, fall back on building the derivation. @@ -134,18 +134,18 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: failure in obtaining the substitutes to lead to a full build from source (with the related consumption of resources). - - [`--readonly-mode`]{#opt-readonly-mode}\ + - <span id="opt-readonly-mode">[`--readonly-mode`](#opt-readonly-mode)</span>\ When this option is used, no attempt is made to open the Nix database. Most Nix operations do need database access, so those operations will fail. - - [`--arg`]{#opt-arg} *name* *value*\ + - <span id="opt-arg">[`--arg`](#opt-arg)</span> *name* *value*\ This option is accepted by `nix-env`, `nix-instantiate`, `nix-shell` and `nix-build`. When evaluating Nix expressions, the expression evaluator will automatically try to call functions that it encounters. It can automatically call functions for which every argument has a [default - value](../language/constructs.md#functions) (e.g., + value](@docroot@/language/constructs.md#functions) (e.g., `{ argName ? defaultValue }: ...`). With `--arg`, you can also call functions that have arguments without a default value (or override a default value). That is, if the evaluator encounters a @@ -164,26 +164,26 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env -iA pkgname`), the function will be called automatically using the - value [`builtins.currentSystem`](../language/builtins.md) for + value [`builtins.currentSystem`](@docroot@/language/builtins.md) for the `system` argument. You can override this using `--arg`, e.g., `nix-env -iA pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that since the argument is a Nix string literal, you have to escape the quotes.) - - [`--argstr`]{#opt-argstr} *name* *value*\ + - <span id="opt-argstr">[`--argstr`](#opt-argstr)</span> *name* *value*\ This option is like `--arg`, only the value is not a Nix expression but a string. So instead of `--arg system \"i686-linux\"` (the outer quotes are to keep the shell happy) you can say `--argstr system i686-linux`. - - [`--attr`]{#opt-attr} / `-A` *attrPath*\ + - <span id="opt-attr">[`--attr`](#opt-attr)</span> / `-A` *attrPath*\ Select an attribute from the top-level Nix expression being evaluated. (`nix-env`, `nix-instantiate`, `nix-build` and `nix-shell` only.) The *attribute path* *attrPath* is a sequence of attribute names separated by dots. For instance, given a top-level Nix expression *e*, the attribute path `xorg.xorgserver` would cause the expression `e.xorg.xorgserver` to be used. See - [`nix-env --install`](nix-env.md#operation---install) for some + [`nix-env --install`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-env/install.md) for some concrete examples. In addition to attribute names, you can also specify array indices. @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: attribute of the fourth element of the array in the `foo` attribute of the top-level expression. - - [`--expr`]{#opt-expr} / `-E`\ + - <span id="opt-expr">[`--expr`](#opt-expr)</span> / `-E`\ Interpret the command line arguments as a list of Nix expressions to be parsed and evaluated, rather than as a list of file names of Nix expressions. (`nix-instantiate`, `nix-build` and `nix-shell` only.) @@ -202,17 +202,17 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options: use, give your expression to the `nix-shell -p` convenience flag instead. - - [`-I`]{#opt-I} *path*\ + - <span id="opt-I">[`-I`](#opt-I)</span> *path*\ Add a path to the Nix expression search path. This option may be given multiple times. See the `NIX_PATH` environment variable for information on the semantics of the Nix search path. Paths added through `-I` take precedence over `NIX_PATH`. - - [`--option`]{#opt-option} *name* *value*\ + - <span id="opt-option">[`--option`](#opt-option)</span> *name* *value*\ Set the Nix configuration option *name* to *value*. This overrides settings in the Nix configuration file (see nix.conf5). - - [`--repair`]{#opt-repair}\ + - <span id="opt-repair">[`--repair`](#opt-repair)</span>\ Fix corrupted or missing store paths by redownloading or rebuilding them. Note that this is slow because it requires computing a cryptographic hash of the contents of every path in the closure of diff --git a/doc/manual/src/contributing/cli-guideline.md b/doc/manual/src/contributing/cli-guideline.md index 01a1b1e73..e53d2d178 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/contributing/cli-guideline.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/contributing/cli-guideline.md @@ -389,6 +389,88 @@ colors, no emojis and using ASCII instead of Unicode symbols). The same should happen when TTY is not detected on STDERR. We should not display progress / status section, but only print warnings and errors. +## Returning future proof JSON + +The schema of JSON output should allow for backwards compatible extension. This section explains how to achieve this. + +Two definitions are helpful here, because while JSON only defines one "key-value" +object type, we use it to cover two use cases: + + - **dictionary**: a map from names to value that all have the same type. In + C++ this would be a `std::map` with string keys. + - **record**: a fixed set of attributes each with their own type. In C++, this + would be represented by a `struct`. + +It is best not to mix these use cases, as that may lead to incompatibilities when the schema changes. For example, adding a record field to a dictionary breaks consumers that assume all JSON object fields to have the same meaning and type. + +This leads to the following guidelines: + + - The top-level (root) value must be a record. + + Otherwise, one can not change the structure of a command's output. + + - The value of a dictionary item must be a record. + + Otherwise, the item type can not be extended. + + - List items should be records. + + Otherwise, one can not change the structure of the list items. + + If the order of the items does not matter, and each item has a unique key that is a string, consider representing the list as a dictionary instead. If the order of the items needs to be preserved, return a list of records. + + - Streaming JSON should return records. + + An example of a streaming JSON format is [JSON lines](https://jsonlines.org/), where each line represents a JSON value. These JSON values can be considered top-level values or list items, and they must be records. + +### Examples + + +This is bad, because all keys must be assumed to be store implementations: + +```json +{ + "local": { ... }, + "remote": { ... }, + "http": { ... } +} +``` + +This is good, because the it is extensible at the root, and is somewhat self-documenting: + +```json +{ + "storeTypes": { "local": { ... }, ... }, + "pluginSupport": true +} +``` + +While the dictionary of store types seems like a very complete response at first, a use case may arise that warrants returning additional information. +For example, the presence of plugin support may be crucial information for a client to proceed when their desired store type is missing. + + + +The following representation is bad because it is not extensible: + +```json +{ "outputs": [ "out" "bin" ] } +``` + +However, simply converting everything to records is not enough, because the order of outputs must be preserved: + +```json +{ "outputs": { "bin": {}, "out": {} } } +``` + +The first item is the default output. Deriving this information from the outputs ordering is not great, but this is how Nix currently happens to work. +While it is possible for a JSON parser to preserve the order of fields, we can not rely on this capability to be present in all JSON libraries. + +This representation is extensible and preserves the ordering: + +```json +{ "outputs": [ { "outputName": "out" }, { "outputName": "bin" } ] } +``` + ## Dialog with the user CLIs don't always make it clear when an action has taken place. For every diff --git a/doc/manual/src/contributing/experimental-features.md b/doc/manual/src/contributing/experimental-features.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ad5cffa91 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/contributing/experimental-features.md @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +This section describes the notion of *experimental features*, and how it fits into the big picture of the development of Nix. + +# What are experimental features? + +Experimental features are considered unstable, which means that they can be changed or removed at any time. +Users must explicitly enable them by toggling the associated [experimental feature flags](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-experimental-features). +This allows accessing unstable functionality without unwittingly relying on it. + +Experimental feature flags were first introduced in [Nix 2.4](@docroot@/release-notes/rl-2.4.md). +Before that, Nix did have experimental features, but they were not guarded by flags and were merely documented as unstable. +This was a source of confusion and controversy. + +# When should a new feature be marked experimental? + +A change in the Nix codebase should be guarded by an experimental feature flag if it is considered likely to be reverted or adapted in a backwards-incompatible manner after gathering more experience with it in practice. + +Examples: + +- Changes to the Nix language, such as new built-ins, syntactic or semantic changes, etc. +- Changes to the command-line interface + +# Lifecycle of an experimental feature + +Experimental features have to be treated on a case-by-case basis. +However, the standard workflow for an experimental feature is as follows: + +- A new feature is implemented in a *pull request* + - It is guarded by an experimental feature flag that is disabled by default +- The pull request is merged, the *experimental* feature ends up in a release + - Using the feature requires explicitly enabling it, signifying awareness of the potential risks + - Being experimental, the feature can still be changed arbitrarily +- The feature can be *removed* + - The associated experimental feature flag is also removed +- The feature can be declared *stable* + - The associated experimental feature flag is removed + - There should be enough evidence of users having tried the feature, such as feedback, fixed bugs, demonstrations of how it is put to use + - Maintainers must feel confident that: + - The feature is designed and implemented sensibly, that it is fit for purpose + - Potential interactions are well-understood + - Stabilising the feature will not incur an outsized maintenance burden in the future + +The following diagram illustrates the process: + +``` + .------. + | idea | + '------' + | + discussion, design, implementation + | + | .-------. + | | | + v v | + .--------------. review + | pull request | | + '--------------' | + | ^ | | + | | '-------' + .---' '----. + | | + merge user feedback, + | (breaking) changes + | | + '---. .----' + | | + v | + +--------------+ + .---| experimental |----. + | +--------------+ | + | | +decision to stabilise decision against + | keeping the feature + | | + v v + +--------+ +---------+ + | stable | | removed | + +--------+ +---------+ +``` + +# Relation to the RFC process + +Experimental features and [RFCs](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/) both allow approaching substantial changes while minimizing the risk. +However they serve different purposes: + +- An experimental feature enables developers to iterate on and deliver a new idea without committing to it or requiring a costly long-running fork. + It is primarily an issue of *implementation*, targeting Nix developers and early testers. +- The goal of an RFC is to make explicit all the implications of a change: + Explain why it is wanted, which new use-cases it enables, which interface changes it requires, etc. + It is primarily an issue of *design* and *communication*, targeting the broader community. + +This means that experimental features and RFCs are orthogonal mechanisms, and can be used independently or together as needed. + +# Currently available experimental features + +{{#include ./experimental-feature-descriptions.md}} diff --git a/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md b/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md index 53f49602b..ca69f076a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md @@ -8,54 +8,82 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix.git $ cd nix ``` -To build Nix for the current operating system/architecture use +The following instructions assume you already have some version of Nix installed locally, so that you can use it to set up the development environment. If you don't have it installed, follow the [installation instructions]. + +[installation instructions]: ../installation/installation.md + +## Nix with flakes + +This section assumes you are using Nix with [flakes] enabled. See the [next section](#classic-nix) for equivalent instructions which don't require flakes. + +[flakes]: ../command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake.md#description + +To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment +variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found: ```console -$ nix-build +$ nix develop ``` -or if you have a flake-enabled nix: +This shell also adds `./outputs/bin/nix` to your `$PATH` so you can run `nix` immediately after building it. + +To get a shell with one of the other [supported compilation environments](#compilation-environments): ```console -$ nix build +$ nix develop .#native-clang11StdenvPackages ``` -This will build `defaultPackage` attribute defined in the `flake.nix` -file. To build for other platforms add one of the following suffixes to -it: aarch64-linux, i686-linux, x86\_64-darwin, x86\_64-linux. i.e. +> **Note** +> +> Use `ccacheStdenv` to drastically improve rebuild time. +> By default, [ccache](https://ccache.dev) keeps artifacts in `~/.cache/ccache/`. + +To build Nix itself in this shell: ```console -$ nix-build -A defaultPackage.x86_64-linux +[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh +[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags --prefix=$(pwd)/outputs/out +[nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES ``` -To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment -variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found: +To install it in `$(pwd)/outputs` and test it: ```console -$ nix-shell +[nix-shell]$ make install +[nix-shell]$ make installcheck -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES +[nix-shell]$ nix --version +nix (Nix) 2.12 ``` -or if you have a flake-enabled nix: +To build a release version of Nix: ```console -$ nix develop +$ nix build ``` -To get a shell with a different compilation environment (e.g. stdenv, -gccStdenv, clangStdenv, clang11Stdenv, ccacheStdenv): +You can also build Nix for one of the [supported target platforms](#target-platforms). + +## Classic Nix + +This section is for Nix without [flakes]. + +To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment +variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found: ```console -$ nix-shell -A devShells.x86_64-linux.clang11Stdenv +$ nix-shell ``` -or if you have a flake-enabled nix: +To get a shell with one of the other [supported compilation environments](#compilation-environments): ```console -$ nix develop .#clang11Stdenv +$ nix-shell -A devShells.x86_64-linux.native-clang11StdenvPackages ``` -Note: you can use `ccacheStdenv` to drastically improve rebuild -time. By default, ccache keeps artifacts in `~/.cache/ccache/`. +> **Note** +> +> You can use `native-ccacheStdenvPackages` to drastically improve rebuild time. +> By default, [ccache](https://ccache.dev) keeps artifacts in `~/.cache/ccache/`. To build Nix itself in this shell: @@ -71,21 +99,99 @@ To install it in `$(pwd)/outputs` and test it: [nix-shell]$ make install [nix-shell]$ make installcheck -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES [nix-shell]$ ./outputs/out/bin/nix --version -nix (Nix) 3.0 +nix (Nix) 2.12 ``` -If you have a flakes-enabled Nix you can replace: +To build Nix for the current operating system and CPU architecture use ```console -$ nix-shell +$ nix-build ``` -by: +You can also build Nix for one of the [supported target platforms](#target-platforms). + +## Platforms + +As specified in [`flake.nix`], Nix can be built for various platforms: + +- `aarch64-linux` +- `i686-linux` +- `x86_64-darwin` +- `x86_64-linux` + +[`flake.nix`]: https://github.com/nixos/nix/blob/master/flake.nix + +In order to build Nix for a different platform than the one you're currently +on, you need to have some way for your system Nix to build code for that +platform. Common solutions include [remote builders] and [binfmt emulation] +(only supported on NixOS). + +[remote builders]: ../advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md +[binfmt emulation]: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/options.html#opt-boot.binfmt.emulatedSystems + +These solutions let Nix perform builds as if you're on the native platform, so +executing the build is as simple as ```console -$ nix develop +$ nix build .#packages.aarch64-linux.default ``` +for flake-enabled Nix, or + +```console +$ nix-build -A packages.aarch64-linux.default +``` + +for classic Nix. + +You can use any of the other supported platforms in place of `aarch64-linux`. + +Cross-compiled builds are available for ARMv6 and ARMv7, and Nix on unsupported platforms can be bootstrapped by adding more `crossSystems` in `flake.nix`. + +## Compilation environments + +Nix can be compiled using multiple environments: + +- `stdenv`: default; +- `gccStdenv`: force the use of `gcc` compiler; +- `clangStdenv`: force the use of `clang` compiler; +- `ccacheStdenv`: enable [ccache], a compiler cache to speed up compilation. + +To build with one of those environments, you can use + +```console +$ nix build .#nix-ccacheStdenv +``` + +for flake-enabled Nix, or + +```console +$ nix-build -A nix-ccacheStdenv +``` + +for classic Nix. + +You can use any of the other supported environments in place of `nix-ccacheStdenv`. + +## Editor integration + +The `clangd` LSP server is installed by default on the `clang`-based `devShell`s. +See [supported compilation environments](#compilation-environments) and instructions how to set up a shell [with flakes](#nix-with-flakes) or in [classic Nix](#classic-nix). + +To use the LSP with your editor, you first need to [set up `clangd`](https://clangd.llvm.org/installation#project-setup) by running: + +```console +make clean && bear -- make -j$NIX_BUILD_CORES install +``` + +Configure your editor to use the `clangd` from the shell, either by running it inside the development shell, or by using [nix-direnv](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv) and [the appropriate editor plugin](https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki#editor-integration). + +> **Note** +> +> For some editors (e.g. Visual Studio Code), you may need to install a [special extension](https://open-vsx.org/extension/llvm-vs-code-extensions/vscode-clangd) for the editor to interact with `clangd`. +> Some other editors (e.g. Emacs, Vim) need a plugin to support LSP servers in general (e.g. [lsp-mode](https://github.com/emacs-lsp/lsp-mode) for Emacs and [vim-lsp](https://github.com/prabirshrestha/vim-lsp) for vim). +> Editor-specific setup is typically opinionated, so we will not cover it here in more detail. + ## Running tests ### Unit-tests @@ -283,3 +389,35 @@ If a broken link occurs in a snippet that was inserted into multiple generated f If the `@docroot@` literal appears in an error message from the `mdbook-linkcheck` tool, the `@docroot@` replacement needs to be applied to the generated source file that mentions it. See existing `@docroot@` logic in the [Makefile]. Regular markdown files used for the manual have a base path of their own and they can use relative paths instead of `@docroot@`. + +## API documentation + +Doxygen API documentation is [available +online](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/internal-api-docs/latest/download-by-type/doc/internal-api-docs). You +can also build and view it yourself: + +```console +# nix build .#hydraJobs.internal-api-docs +# xdg-open ./result/share/doc/nix/internal-api/html/index.html +``` + +or inside a `nix develop` shell by running: + +``` +# make internal-api-html +# xdg-open ./outputs/doc/share/doc/nix/internal-api/html/index.html +``` + +## Coverage analysis + +A coverage analysis report is [available +online](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/coverage/latest/download-by-type/report/coverage). You +can build it yourself: + +``` +# nix build .#hydraJobs.coverage +# xdg-open ./result/coverage/index.html +``` + +Metrics about the change in line/function coverage over time are also +[available](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/coverage#tabs-charts). diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md index d0aff34e2..a9782be5c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Example: `/nix/store/g946hcz4c8mdvq2g8vxx42z51qb71rvp-git-2.38.1.drv` - See [`nix show-derivation`](./command-ref/new-cli/nix3-show-derivation.md) (experimental) for displaying the contents of store derivations. + See [`nix derivation show`](./command-ref/new-cli/nix3-derivation-show.md) (experimental) for displaying the contents of store derivations. [store derivation]: #gloss-store-derivation @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This means either running the `builder` executable as specified in the corresponding [derivation] or fetching a pre-built [store object] from a [substituter]. - See [`nix-build`](./command-ref/nix-build.md) and [`nix-store --realise`](./command-ref/nix-store.md#operation---realise). + See [`nix-build`](./command-ref/nix-build.md) and [`nix-store --realise`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md). See [`nix build`](./command-ref/new-cli/nix3-build.md) (experimental). @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ invoked, the Nix store can be referred to as a "_local_" or a "_remote_" one: - + A *local store* exists on the filesystem of + + A [local store]{#gloss-local-store} exists on the filesystem of the machine where Nix is invoked. You can use other local stores by passing the `--store` flag to the `nix` command. Local stores can be used for building derivations. @@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ served by the `nix-serve` Perl script. [store]: #gloss-store + [local store]: #gloss-local-store - [chroot store]{#gloss-chroot-store}\ - A local store whose canonical path is anything other than `/nix/store`. + A [local store] whose canonical path is anything other than `/nix/store`. - [binary cache]{#gloss-binary-cache}\ A *binary cache* is a Nix store which uses a different format: its metadata and signatures are kept in `.narinfo` files rather than in a - Nix database. This different format simplifies serving store objects - over the network, but cannot host builds. Examples of binary caches - include S3 buckets and the [NixOS binary - cache](https://cache.nixos.org). + [Nix database]. This different format simplifies serving store objects + over the network, but cannot host builds. Examples of binary caches + include S3 buckets and the [NixOS binary cache](https://cache.nixos.org). - [store path]{#gloss-store-path}\ The location of a [store object] in the file system, i.e., an @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ [fixed-output derivations](#gloss-fixed-output-derivation). - [substitute]{#gloss-substitute}\ - A substitute is a command invocation stored in the Nix database that + A substitute is a command invocation stored in the [Nix database] that describes how to build a store object, bypassing the normal build mechanism (i.e., derivations). Typically, the substitute builds the store object by downloading a pre-built version of the store object @@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ builder can rely on external inputs such as the network or the system time) but the Nix model assumes it. + - Nix database{#gloss-nix-database}\ + An SQlite database to track [reference]s between [store object]s. + This is an implementation detail of the [local store]. + + Default location: `/nix/var/nix/db`. + + [Nix database]: #gloss-nix-database + - [Nix expression]{#gloss-nix-expression}\ A high-level description of software packages and compositions thereof. Deploying software using Nix entails writing Nix @@ -135,14 +143,13 @@ then be built. - [reference]{#gloss-reference}\ - A store path `P` is said to have a reference to a store path `Q` if - the store object at `P` contains the path `Q` somewhere. The - *references* of a store path are the set of store paths to which it - has a reference. + A [store object] `O` is said to have a *reference* to a store object `P` if a [store path] to `P` appears in the contents of `O`. + + Store objects can refer to both other store objects and themselves. + References from a store object to itself are called *self-references*. + References other than a self-reference must not form a cycle. - A derivation can reference other derivations and sources (but not - output paths), whereas an output path only references other output - paths. + [reference]: #gloss-reference - [reachable]{#gloss-reachable}\ A store path `Q` is reachable from another store path `P` if `Q` @@ -159,8 +166,8 @@ files could be missing. The command `nix-store -qR` prints out closures of store paths. - As an example, if the store object at path `P` contains a reference - to path `Q`, then `Q` is in the closure of `P`. Further, if `Q` + As an example, if the [store object] at path `P` contains a [reference] + to a store object at path `Q`, then `Q` is in the closure of `P`. Further, if `Q` references `R` then `R` is also in the closure of `P`. [closure]: #gloss-closure @@ -176,9 +183,9 @@ - [validity]{#gloss-validity}\ A store path is valid if all [store object]s in its [closure] can be read from the [store]. - For a local store, this means: + For a [local store], this means: - The store path leads to an existing [store object] in that [store]. - - The store path is listed in the Nix database as being valid. + - The store path is listed in the [Nix database] as being valid. - All paths in the store path's [closure] are valid. [validity]: #gloss-validity @@ -193,6 +200,11 @@ A symlink to the current *user environment* of a user, e.g., `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default`. + - [installable]{#gloss-installable}\ + Something that can be realised in the Nix store. + + See [installables](./command-ref/new-cli/nix.md#installables) for [`nix` commands](./command-ref/new-cli/nix.md) (experimental) for details. + - [NAR]{#gloss-nar}\ A *N*ix *AR*chive. This is a serialisation of a path in the Nix store. It can contain regular files, directories and symbolic @@ -213,3 +225,9 @@ [string]: ./language/values.md#type-string [path]: ./language/values.md#type-path [attribute name]: ./language/values.md#attribute-set + + - [experimental feature]{#gloss-experimental-feature}\ + Not yet stabilized functionality guarded by named experimental feature flags. + These flags are enabled or disabled with the [`experimental-features`](./command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-experimental-features) setting. + + See the contribution guide on the [purpose and lifecycle of experimental feaures](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md). diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md index fb8155a80..db98f52ff 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md @@ -42,14 +42,11 @@ export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt > You must not add the export and then do the install, as the Nix > installer will detect the presence of Nix configuration, and abort. -## `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE` with macOS and the Nix daemon +If you use the Nix daemon, you should also add the following to +`/etc/nix/nix.conf`: -On macOS you must specify the environment variable for the Nix daemon -service, then restart it: - -```console -$ sudo launchctl setenv NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt -$ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.nix-daemon +``` +ssl-cert-file = /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt ``` ## Proxy Environment Variables diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/prerequisites-source.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/prerequisites-source.md index 6f4eb3008..5a708f11b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/prerequisites-source.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/prerequisites-source.md @@ -71,3 +71,8 @@ <http://libcpuid.sourceforge.net>. This is an optional dependency and can be disabled by providing a `--disable-cpuid` to the `configure` script. + + - Unless `./configure --disable-tests` is specified, GoogleTest (GTest) and + RapidCheck are required, which are available at + <https://google.github.io/googletest/> and + <https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck> respectively. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md b/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md index 5a63236e5..307971434 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md @@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ Derivations can declare some infrequently used optional attributes. - `"recursive"`\ The hash is computed over the NAR archive dump of the output - (i.e., the result of [`nix-store - --dump`](../command-ref/nix-store.md#operation---dump)). In + (i.e., the result of [`nix-store --dump`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/dump.md)). In this case, the output can be anything, including a directory tree. @@ -209,12 +208,26 @@ Derivations can declare some infrequently used optional attributes. about converting to and from base-32 notation.) - [`__contentAddressed`]{#adv-attr-__contentAddressed} - If this **experimental** attribute is set to true, then the derivation + > **Warning** + > This attribute is part of an [experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md). + > + > To use this attribute, you must enable the + > [`ca-derivations`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-ca-derivations) experimental feature. + > For example, in [nix.conf](../command-ref/conf-file.md) you could add: + > + > ``` + > extra-experimental-features = ca-derivations + > ``` + + If this attribute is set to `true`, then the derivation outputs will be stored in a content-addressed location rather than the traditional input-addressed one. - This only has an effect if the `ca-derivations` experimental feature is enabled. - Setting this attribute also requires setting `outputHashMode` and `outputHashAlgo` like for *fixed-output derivations* (see above). + Setting this attribute also requires setting + [`outputHashMode`](#adv-attr-outputHashMode) + and + [`outputHashAlgo`](#adv-attr-outputHashAlgo) + like for *fixed-output derivations* (see above). - [`passAsFile`]{#adv-attr-passAsFile}\ A list of names of attributes that should be passed via files rather @@ -308,9 +321,11 @@ Derivations can declare some infrequently used optional attributes. - [`unsafeDiscardReferences`]{#adv-attr-unsafeDiscardReferences}\ > **Warning** - > This is an experimental feature. + > This attribute is part of an [experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md). > - > To enable it, add the following to [nix.conf](../command-ref/conf-file.md): + > To use this attribute, you must enable the + > [`discard-references`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-discard-references) experimental feature. + > For example, in [nix.conf](../command-ref/conf-file.md) you could add: > > ``` > extra-experimental-features = discard-references diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/operators.md b/doc/manual/src/language/operators.md index 90b325597..a07d976ad 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/language/operators.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/language/operators.md @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ If the attribute doesn’t exist, return *value* if provided, otherwise abort ev An attribute path is a dot-separated list of attribute names. An attribute name can be an identifier or a string. -> *attrpath* = *name* [ `.` *name* ]... -> *name* = *identifier* | *string* +> *attrpath* = *name* [ `.` *name* ]... \ +> *name* = *identifier* | *string* \ > *identifier* ~ `[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*` [Attribute selection]: #attribute-selection diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/values.md b/doc/manual/src/language/values.md index 3973518ca..c85124278 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/language/values.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/language/values.md @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ You can use arbitrary double-quoted strings as attribute names: ``` ```nix -let bar = "bar"; +let bar = "bar"; in { "foo ${bar}" = 123; }."foo ${bar}" ``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/package-management/s3-substituter.md b/doc/manual/src/package-management/s3-substituter.md index 30f2b2e11..d8a1d9105 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/package-management/s3-substituter.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/package-management/s3-substituter.md @@ -1,41 +1,11 @@ # Serving a Nix store via S3 -Nix has built-in support for storing and fetching store paths from +Nix has [built-in support](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md#s3-binary-cache-store) +for storing and fetching store paths from Amazon S3 and S3-compatible services. This uses the same *binary* cache mechanism that Nix usually uses to fetch prebuilt binaries from [cache.nixos.org](https://cache.nixos.org/). -The following options can be specified as URL parameters to the S3 URL: - - - `profile`\ - The name of the AWS configuration profile to use. By default Nix - will use the `default` profile. - - - `region`\ - The region of the S3 bucket. `us–east-1` by default. - - If your bucket is not in `us–east-1`, you should always explicitly - specify the region parameter. - - - `endpoint`\ - The URL to your S3-compatible service, for when not using Amazon S3. - Do not specify this value if you're using Amazon S3. - - > **Note** - > - > This endpoint must support HTTPS and will use path-based - > addressing instead of virtual host based addressing. - - - `scheme`\ - The scheme used for S3 requests, `https` (default) or `http`. This - option allows you to disable HTTPS for binary caches which don't - support it. - - > **Note** - > - > HTTPS should be used if the cache might contain sensitive - > information. - In this example we will use the bucket named `example-nix-cache`. ## Anonymous Reads to your S3-compatible binary cache diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.14.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.14.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..705c118bb --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.14.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Release 2.14 (2023-02-28) + +* A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to + `builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory. + +* In flakes, the `.outPath` attribute of a flake now always refers to + the directory containing the `flake.nix`. This was not the case for + when `flake.nix` was in a subdirectory of e.g. a Git repository. + The root of the source of a flake in a subdirectory is still + available in `.sourceInfo.outPath`. + +* In derivations that use structured attributes, you can now use `unsafeDiscardReferences` + to disable scanning a given output for runtime dependencies: + ```nix + __structuredAttrs = true; + unsafeDiscardReferences.out = true; + ``` + This is useful e.g. when generating self-contained filesystem images with + their own embedded Nix store: hashes found inside such an image refer + to the embedded store and not to the host's Nix store. + + This requires the `discard-references` experimental feature. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.15.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.15.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..133121999 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.15.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +# Release 2.15 (2023-04-11) + +* Commands which take installables on the command line can now read them from the standard input if + passed the `--stdin` flag. This is primarily useful when you have a large amount of paths which + exceed the OS argument limit. + +* The `nix-hash` command now supports Base64 and SRI. Use the flags `--base64` + or `--sri` to specify the format of output hash as Base64 or SRI, and `--to-base64` + or `--to-sri` to convert a hash to Base64 or SRI format, respectively. + + As the choice of hash formats is no longer binary, the `--base16` flag is also added + to explicitly specify the Base16 format, which is still the default. + +* The special handling of an [installable](../command-ref/new-cli/nix.md#installables) with `.drv` suffix being interpreted as all of the given [store derivation](../glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation)'s output paths is removed, and instead taken as the literal store path that it represents. + + The new `^` syntax for store paths introduced in Nix 2.13 allows explicitly referencing output paths of a derivation. + Using this is better and more clear than relying on the now-removed `.drv` special handling. + + For example, + ```shell-session + $ nix path-info /nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv + ``` + + now gives info about the derivation itself, while + + ```shell-session + $ nix path-info /nix/store/gzaflydcr6sb3567hap9q6srzx8ggdgg-glibc-2.33-78.drv^* + ``` + provides information about each of its outputs. + +* The experimental command `nix describe-stores` has been removed. + +* Nix stores and their settings are now documented in [`nix help-stores`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md). + +* Documentation for operations of `nix-store` and `nix-env` are now available on separate pages of the manual. + They include all common options that can be specified and common environment variables that affect these commands. + + These pages can be viewed offline with `man` using + + * `man nix-store-<operation>` and `man nix-env-<operation>` + * `nix-store --help --<operation>` and `nix-env --help --<operation>`. + +* Nix when used as a client now checks whether the store (the server) trusts the client. + (The store always had to check whether it trusts the client, but now the client is informed of the store's decision.) + This is useful for scripting interactions with (non-legacy-ssh) remote Nix stores. + + `nix store ping` and `nix doctor` now display this information. + +* The new command `nix derivation add` allows adding derivations to the store without involving the Nix language. + It exists to round out our collection of basic utility/plumbing commands, and allow for a low barrier-to-entry way of experimenting with alternative front-ends to the Nix Store. + It uses the same JSON layout as `nix derivation show`, and is its inverse. + +* `nix show-derivation` has been renamed to `nix derivation show`. + This matches `nix derivation add`, and avoids bloating the top-level namespace. + The old name is still kept as an alias for compatibility, however. + +* The `nix derivation {add,show}` JSON format now includes the derivation name as a top-level field. + This is useful in general, but especially necessary for the `add` direction, as otherwise we would need to pass in the name out of band for certain cases. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md index 7e8344e63..78ae99f4b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md @@ -1,22 +1,2 @@ # Release X.Y (202?-??-??) -* A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to - `builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory. - -* The `builtins.readDir` function has been optimized when encountering not-yet-known - file types from POSIX's `readdir`. In such cases the type of each file is/was - discovered by making multiple syscalls. This change makes these operations - lazy such that these lookups will only be performed if the attribute is used. - This optimization affects a minority of filesystems and operating systems. - -* In derivations that use structured attributes, you can now use `unsafeDiscardReferences` - to disable scanning a given output for runtime dependencies: - ```nix - __structuredAttrs = true; - unsafeDiscardReferences.out = true; - ``` - This is useful e.g. when generating self-contained filesystem images with - their own embedded Nix store: hashes found inside such an image refer - to the embedded store and not to the host's Nix store. - - This requires the `discard-references` experimental feature. diff --git a/doc/manual/utils.nix b/doc/manual/utils.nix index d0643ef46..82544935a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/utils.nix +++ b/doc/manual/utils.nix @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ rec { concatStrings = concatStringsSep ""; + attrsToList = a: + map (name: { inherit name; value = a.${name}; }) (builtins.attrNames a); + replaceStringsRec = from: to: string: # recursively replace occurrences of `from` with `to` within `string` # example: @@ -38,4 +41,46 @@ rec { filterAttrs = pred: set: listToAttrs (concatMap (name: let v = set.${name}; in if pred name v then [(nameValuePair name v)] else []) (attrNames set)); + + showSetting = { useAnchors }: name: { description, documentDefault, defaultValue, aliases, value }: + let + result = squash '' + - ${if useAnchors + then ''<span id="conf-${name}">[`${name}`](#conf-${name})</span>'' + else ''`${name}`''} + + ${indent " " body} + ''; + + # separate body to cleanly handle indentation + body = '' + ${description} + + **Default:** ${showDefault documentDefault defaultValue} + + ${showAliases aliases} + ''; + + showDefault = documentDefault: defaultValue: + if documentDefault then + # a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but + # this shows the value type. The empty stringmap is `null` in + # JSON, but that converts to `{ }` here. + if defaultValue == "" || defaultValue == [] || isAttrs defaultValue + then "*empty*" + else if isBool defaultValue then + if defaultValue then "`true`" else "`false`" + else "`${toString defaultValue}`" + else "*machine-specific*"; + + showAliases = aliases: + if aliases == [] then "" else + "**Deprecated alias:** ${(concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") aliases))}"; + + in result; + + indent = prefix: s: + concatStringsSep "\n" (map (x: if x == "" then x else "${prefix}${x}") (splitLines s)); + + showSettings = args: settingsInfo: concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs (showSetting args) settingsInfo)); } |