Warning
This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.
Name
nix store ping
- test whether a store can be accessed
Synopsis
nix store ping
[option...]
Examples
-
Test whether connecting to a remote Nix store via SSH works:
# nix store ping --store ssh://mac1
-
Test whether a URL is a valid binary cache:
# nix store ping --store https://cache.nixos.org
-
Test whether the Nix daemon is up and running:
# nix store ping --store daemon
Description
This command tests whether a particular Nix store (specified by the
argument --store
url) can be accessed. What this means is
dependent on the type of the store. For instance, for an SSH store it
means that Lix can connect to the specified machine.
If the command succeeds, Lix returns a exit code of 0 and does not print any output.
Options
--json
Produce output in JSON format, suitable for consumption by another program.
Logging-related options:
-
--debug
Set the logging verbosity level to 'debug'. -
--log-format
format Set the format of log output; one ofraw
,internal-json
,bar
,bar-with-logs
,multiline
ormultiline-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 Lix configuration setting name to value (overridingnix.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Consider all previously downloaded files out-of-date.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.