Maintenance
nix-collect-garbage
Delete unused store entries.
NixOS
Verified: 2026-05-10
Syntax
$nix-collect-garbage [OPTIONS]
Examples
$nix-collect-garbage
$nix-collect-garbage -d
$nix-collect-garbage --delete-old
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
nix-collect-garbage --help
Note
Cleans Nix store from unused packages.
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