Nix Store ls Command: Examples and Description

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# Examples

* To list the contents of a store path in a binary cache:

  ```console
  # nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ --long --recursive /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10
  dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./bin
  -r-xr-xr-x                38184 ./bin/hello
  dr-xr-xr-x                    0 ./share
  …
  ```

* To show information about a specific file in a binary cache:

  ```console
  # nix store ls --store https://cache.nixos.org/ --long /nix/store/0i2jd68mp5g6h2sa5k9c85rb80sn8hi9-hello-2.10/bin/hello
  -r-xr-xr-x                38184 hello
  ```

# Description

This command shows information about *path* in a Nix store. *path* can
be a top-level store path or any file inside a store path.

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Title: Nix Store ls Command: Examples and Description

Summary

This section provides examples of using the `nix store ls` command to list the contents of a store path in a binary cache and show information about a specific file within a store path. It also describes the purpose of the command, which is to display information about a path within a Nix store, whether it's a top-level store path or a file inside one.