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diff --git a/src/nix/store-delete.md b/src/nix/store-delete.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..db535f87c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/store-delete.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Delete a specific store path: + + ```console + # nix store delete /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10 + ``` + +# Description + +This command deletes the store paths specified by *installables*. , +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, `nix store delete` is a more targeted version of `nix store +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). + +)"" |