Name

       nix key - generate and convert Nix signing keys

Synopsis

       nix key [option…] subcommand

       where subcommand is one of the following:

       •  nix key convert-secret-to-public  -  generate a public key for verifying store paths from a secret key
          read from standard input
       •  nix key generate-secret - generate a secret key for signing store paths

Options

   Logging-related options
       •  --debug

          Set the logging verbosity level to ‘debug’.

       •  --log-format format

          Set the format of log output; one of raw, internal-json, bar or bar-with-logs.

       •  --print-build-logs / -L

          Print full build logs on standard error.

       •  --quiet

          Decrease the logging verbosity level.

       •  --verbose / -v

          Increase the logging verbosity level.

   Miscellaneous global options
       •  --help

          Show usage information.

       •  --offline

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

       •  --option name value

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

       •  --refresh

          Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.

       •  --version

          Show version information.

          Note

          See man nix.conf for overriding configuration settings with command line flags.

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