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diff --git a/src/nix/store-repair.md b/src/nix/store-repair.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..92d2205a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/store-repair.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Repair a store path, after determining that it is corrupt: + + ```console + # nix store verify /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10 + path '/nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10' was + modified! expected hash + 'sha256:1hd5vnh6xjk388gdk841vflicy8qv7qzj2hb7xlyh8lpb43j921l', got + 'sha256:1a25lf78x5wi6pfkrxalf0n13kdaca0bqmjqnp7wfjza2qz5ssgl' + + # nix store repair /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10 + ``` + +# Description + +This command attempts to "repair" the store paths specified by +*installables* 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). + +)"" |