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nix-classic:tldr:8e33c
nix-classic: Show all dependencies of a store path (package), in a tree format.
$ nix-store --query --tree ${-nix-store----}
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The command nix-store
is a tool used in the Nix package manager to query and manage the Nix store, which is where all the installed packages and their dependencies are stored.
The command:
nix-store --query --tree ${-nix-store----}
performs a query on the Nix store and displays the package dependencies in a tree structure.
Here's an explanation of the flags and arguments used in the command:
--query
(or-q
): Instructsnix-store
to perform a query operation.--tree
(or-t
): Specifies that the query results should be presented in a tree format, showing the dependencies.${-nix-store----}
: This is an expansion that substitutes the value of the environment variable$-nix-store----
into the command. The purpose and value of this environment variable are not explicitly mentioned in the given command, so it's difficult to provide further explanation. It may be a placeholder or an environment variable specific to the user's configuration.
In summary, this command is used to query and display the package dependencies stored in the Nix store in a tree format.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.