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nix3-profile-list(1) General Commands Manual nix3-profile-list(1)

Warning: This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

nix profile list - list installed packages

nix profile list [option…]

Show what packages are installed in the default profile:

# nix profile list
0 flake:nixpkgs#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.spotify github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c23db78bbd474c4d0c5c3c551877523b4a50db06#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.spotify /nix/store/akpdsid105phbbvknjsdh7hl4v3fhjkr-spotify-1.1.46.916.g416cacf1
1 flake:nixpkgs#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.zoom-us github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c23db78bbd474c4d0c5c3c551877523b4a50db06#legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.zoom-us /nix/store/89pmjmbih5qpi7accgacd17ybpgp4xfm-zoom-us-5.4.53350.1027
2 flake:blender-bin#packages.x86_64-linux.default github:edolstra/nix-warez/d09d7eea893dcb162e89bc67f6dc1ced14abfc27?dir=blender#packages.x86_64-linux.default /nix/store/zfgralhqjnam662kqsgq6isjw8lhrflz-blender-bin-2.91.0

This command shows what packages are currently installed in a profile. The output consists of one line per package, with the following fields:

  • An integer that can be used to unambiguously identify the package in invocations of nix profile remove and nix profile upgrade.
  • The original (“mutable”) flake reference and output attribute path used at installation time.
  • The immutable flake reference to which the mutable flake reference was resolved.
  • The store path(s) of the package.

--profile path
The profile to update.

Common evaluation options:

  • --arg name expr
    Pass the value expr as the argument name to Nix functions.
  • --argstr name string
    Pass the string string as the argument name to Nix functions.
  • --eval-store store-url
    The Nix store to use for evaluations.
  • --impure
    Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.
  • --include / -I path
    Add path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names.
  • --override-flake original-ref resolved-ref
    Override the flake registries, redirecting original-ref to resolved-ref.