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.TH "nix3-store-add-path" "1" ""
.PP
\fBWarning\fR: This program is \fBexperimental\fR and its interface is subject to change.
.SH Name
\fCnix store add-path\fR - add a path to the Nix store
.SH Synopsis
\fCnix store add-path\fR [\fIoption\fR\[u2026]] \fIpath\fR
.SH Description
Copy \fIpath\fR to the Nix store, and print the resulting store path on
standard output.
.RS
.PP
\fBWarning\fR
.PP
The resulting store path is not registered as a garbage
collector root, so it could be deleted before you have a
chance to register it.
.RE
.SH Examples
Add a directory to the store:
.LP
.EX
# mkdir dir
# echo foo > dir/bar

# nix store add-path ./dir
/nix/store/6pmjx56pm94n66n4qw1nff0y1crm8nqg-dir

# cat /nix/store/6pmjx56pm94n66n4qw1nff0y1crm8nqg-dir/bar
foo
.EE
.SH Options
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--dry-run\fR
.br
Show what this command would do without doing it.
.IP "\(bu" 2
\fC--name\fR / \fC-n\fR \fIname\fR
.br
Override the name component of the store path. It defaults to the base name of \fIpath\fR.