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.TH "nix3-store-cat" "1" ""
.PP
\fBWarning\fR: This program is \fBexperimental\fR and its interface is subject to change.
.SH Name
\fCnix store cat\fR - print the contents of a file in the Nix store on stdout
.SH Synopsis
\fCnix store cat\fR [\fIoption\fR\[u2026]] \fIpath\fR
.SH Examples
.IP "\(bu" 2
Show the contents of a file in a binary cache:
.LP
.EX
# nix store cat --store https://cache.nixos.org/ \e
  /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello | hexdump -C | head -n1
00000000  7f 45 4c 46 02 01 01 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |.ELF............|
.EE
.SH Description
This command prints on standard output the contents of the regular
file \fIpath\fR in a Nix store. \fIpath\fR can be a top-level store path or
any file inside a store path.