diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'src/nix/add-file.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/add-file.md | 28 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/add-file.md b/src/nix/add-file.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ed237a035 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/add-file.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +R""( + +# Description + +Copy the regular file *path* to the Nix store, and print the resulting +store path on standard output. + +> **Warning** +> +> The resulting store path is not registered as a garbage +> collector root, so it could be deleted before you have a +> chance to register it. + +# Examples + +Add a regular file to the store: + +```console +# echo foo > bar + +# nix store add-file ./bar +/nix/store/cbv2s4bsvzjri77s2gb8g8bpcb6dpa8w-bar + +# cat /nix/store/cbv2s4bsvzjri77s2gb8g8bpcb6dpa8w-bar +foo +``` + +)"" |