nix3-derivation-add(1)

Usage

nix derivation add [option…]

Warning
This program is experimental ⟨@docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-nix-command⟩ and its interface is subject to change.

Overview

This command reads from standard input a JSON representation of a store derivation ⟨@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation⟩\c .

Store derivations are used internally by Nix. They are store paths with extension .drv that represent the build-time dependency graph to which a Nix expression evaluates.

nix derivation add takes a single derivation in the following format:

Options

`•`	`--dry-run` ⟨#opt-dry-run⟩
	Show what this command would do without doing it.

Logging-related options

`•`	`--debug` ⟨#opt-debug⟩
	Set the logging verbosity level to ‘debug’.
`•`	`--log-format` ⟨#opt-log-format⟩ format
	Set the format of log output; one of `raw`, `internal-json`, `bar` or `bar-with-logs`.
`•`	`--print-build-logs` ⟨#opt-print-build-logs⟩ / `-L`
	Print full build logs on standard error.
`•`	`--quiet` ⟨#opt-quiet⟩
	Decrease the logging verbosity level.
`•`	`--verbose` ⟨#opt-verbose⟩ / `-v`
	Increase the logging verbosity level.

Miscellaneous global options

•: --help ⟨#opt-help⟩

: Show usage information.

•: --offline ⟨#opt-offline⟩

: Disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.

•: --option ⟨#opt-option⟩ name value

: Set the Nix configuration setting name to value (overriding nix.conf).

•: --refresh ⟨#opt-refresh⟩

: Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.

•: --version ⟨#opt-version⟩

: Show version information.

Note

See man nix.conf ⟨@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#command-line-flags⟩ for overriding configuration settings with command line flags.