nix store ls

Warning: This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

# Name

`nix store ls` - show information about a path in the Nix store

# Synopsis

`nix store ls` [option...] path

# Examples

- To list the contents of a store path in a binary cache:

      # nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ -lR /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10
      dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./bin
      -r-xr-xr-x                38184 ./bin/hello
      dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./share
      …

- To show information about a specific file in a binary cache:

      # nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ -l /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello
      -r-xr-xr-x                38184 hello

# Description

This command shows information about path in a Nix store. path can be a top-level store path or any file inside a store path.

# Options

- `--directory` / `-d`
  Show directories rather than their contents.

- `--json`
  Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.

- `--long` / `-l`
  Show detailed file information.

- `--recursive` / `-R`
  List subdirectories recursively.