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diff --git a/src/nix/path-from-hash-part.md b/src/nix/path-from-hash-part.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..788e13ab6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/path-from-hash-part.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Return the full store path with the given hash part: + + ```console + # nix store path-from-hash-part --store https://cache.nixos.org/ 0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9 + /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10 + ``` + +# Description + +Given the hash part of a store path (that is, the 32 characters +following `/nix/store/`), return the full store path. This is +primarily useful in the implementation of binary caches, where a +request for a `.narinfo` file only supplies the hash part +(e.g. `https://cache.nixos.org/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9.narinfo`). + +)"" |