guix - manual page for guix gc (GNU Guix) 1.3.0.27848-a3264
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Copyright
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Description
Invoke the garbage collector.
-C, --collect-garbage[=MIN]
collect at least MIN bytes of garbage
-F, --free-space=FREE
attempt to reach FREE available space in the store
-d, --delete-generations[=PATTERN]
delete profile generations matching PATTERN
-D, --delete
attempt to delete PATHS
--list-roots
list the user's garbage collector roots
--list-busy
list store items used by running processes
--optimize
optimize the store by deduplicating identical files
--list-dead
list dead paths
--list-live
list live paths
--references
list the references of PATHS
-R, --requisites
list the requisites of PATHS
--referrers
list the referrers of PATHS
--derivers
list the derivers of PATHS
--verify[=OPTS]
verify the integrity of the store; OPTS is a comma-separated combination of 'repair' and
'contents'
--list-failures
list cached build failures
--clear-failures
remove PATHS from the set of cached failures
--vacuum-database
repack the sqlite database tracking the store using less space
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
display version information and exit
Name
guix - manual page for guix gc (GNU Guix) 1.3.0.27848-a3264
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See Also
The full documentation for guix is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and guix programs are
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GNU November 2022 GUIX(1)
Synopsis
guixgc [OPTION]... PATHS...
