Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix nar dump-path
- serialise a path to stdout in NAR format
Synopsis
nix nar dump-path
[option...] path
Examples
-
To serialise directory
foo
as a NAR:# nix nar pack ./foo > foo.nar
Description
This command generates a NAR file containing the serialisation of path, which must contain only regular files, directories and symbolic links. The NAR is written to standard output.
Options
Logging-related options
-
Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'.
-
--log-format
formatSet the format of log output; one of
raw
,internal-json
,bar
orbar-with-logs
. -
--print-build-logs
/-L
Print full build logs on standard error.
-
Decrease the logging verbosity level.
-
--verbose
/-v
Increase the logging verbosity level.
Miscellaneous global options
-
Show usage information.
-
Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.
-
--option
name valueSet the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding
nix.conf
). -
Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.
-
Show version information.
Note
See
man nix.conf
for overriding configuration settings with command line flags.