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.

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