nix nar

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

# Name

`nix nar` - create or inspect NAR files

# Synopsis

`nix nar` [option...] subcommand

where subcommand is one of the following:

- `nix nar cat` - print the contents of a file inside a NAR file on stdout
- `nix nar dump-path` - serialise a path to stdout in NAR format
- `nix nar ls` - show information about a path inside a NAR file

# Description

`nix nar` provides several subcommands for creating and inspecting Nix Archives (NARs).

# File format

For the definition of the NAR file format, see Figure 5.2 in https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf.