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.TH "nix3-store-delete" "1" ""
.PP
\fBWarning\fR: This program is \fBexperimental\fR and its interface is subject to change.
.SH Name
\fCnix store delete\fR - delete paths from the Nix store
.SH Synopsis
\fCnix store delete\fR [\fIoption\fR\[u2026]] \fIinstallables\fR\[u2026]
.SH Examples
.IP "\(bu" 2
Delete a specific store path:
.LP
.EX
# nix store delete /nix/store/yb5q57zxv6hgqql42d5r8b5k5mcq6kay-hello-2.10
.EE
.SH Description
This command deletes the store paths specified by \fIinstallables\fR. ,
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 \fCnix store
gc\fR. Thus, \fCnix store delete\fR is a more targeted version of \fCnix store
gc\fR.
.PP
With the option \fC--ignore-liveness\fR, reachability from the roots is
ignored. However, the path still won\[u2019]t be deleted if there are other
paths in the store that refer to it (i.e., depend on it).
.SH Options
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--ignore-liveness\fR
.br
Do not check whether the paths are reachable from a root.
.LP
\fBCommon evaluation options:\fR
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--arg\fR \fIname\fR \fIexpr\fR
.br
Pass the value \fIexpr\fR as the argument \fIname\fR to Nix functions.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--argstr\fR \fIname\fR \fIstring\fR
.br
Pass the string \fIstring\fR as the argument \fIname\fR to Nix functions.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--eval-store\fR \fIstore-url\fR
.br
The Nix store to use for evaluations.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--impure\fR
.br
Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--include\fR / \fC-I\fR \fIpath\fR
.br
Add \fIpath\fR to the list of locations used to look up \fC<...>\fR file names.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--override-flake\fR \fIoriginal-ref\fR \fIresolved-ref\fR
.br
Override the flake registries, redirecting \fIoriginal-ref\fR to \fIresolved-ref\fR.
.LP
\fBCommon flake-related options:\fR
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--commit-lock-file\fR
.br
Commit changes to the flake\[u2019]s lock file.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--inputs-from\fR \fIflake-url\fR
.br
Use the inputs of the specified flake as registry entries.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--no-registries\fR
.br
Don\[u2019]t allow lookups in the flake registries. This option is deprecated; use \fC--no-use-registries\fR.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--no-update-lock-file\fR
.br
Do not allow any updates to the flake\[u2019]s lock file.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--no-write-lock-file\fR
.br
Do not write the flake\[u2019]s newly generated lock file.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--override-input\fR \fIinput-path\fR \fIflake-url\fR
.br
Override a specific flake input (e.g. \fCdwarffs/nixpkgs\fR). This implies \fC--no-write-lock-file\fR.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--recreate-lock-file\fR
.br
Recreate the flake\[u2019]s lock file from scratch.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--update-input\fR \fIinput-path\fR
.br
Update a specific flake input (ignoring its previous entry in the lock file).
.LP
\fBOptions that change the interpretation of installables:\fR
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--all\fR
.br
Apply the operation to every store path.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--derivation\fR
.br
Operate on the store derivation rather than its outputs.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--expr\fR \fIexpr\fR
.br
Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression \fIexpr\fR.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--file\fR / \fC-f\fR \fIfile\fR
.br
Interpret installables as attribute paths relative to the Nix expression stored in \fIfile\fR. If \fIfile\fR is the character -, then a Nix expression will be read from standard input.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--recursive\fR / \fC-r\fR
.br
Apply operation to closure of the specified paths.