nix-collect-garbage

Delete unused store entries.

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Last updated: 2026-05-10 Report error

Syntax

$nix-collect-garbage [OPTIONS]

Examples

$nix-collect-garbage

Examples

$nix-collect-garbage -d

Examples

$nix-collect-garbage --delete-old

Typical use cases

Standard

nix-collect-garbage

With delete

nix-collect-garbage -d

Delete old

nix-collect-garbage --delete-old

Note Cleans Nix store from unused packages.

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