Export Nix store paths to an archive

Creates a single archive file containing the specified Nix store paths and their dependencies. This archive can be transferred to another machine and imported into its Nix store.

Usage

export_nix_archive(
  archive_file = "_rixpress/pipeline_outputs.nar",
  which_log = NULL,
  project_path = "."
)

Arguments

archive_file

Character, path to the archive, defaults to "_rixpress/pipeline-outputs.nar"

which_log

Character or NULL, regex pattern to match a specific log file. If NULL (default), the most recent log file will be used.

project_path

Character, defaults to ".". Path to the root directory of the project.

Value

Nothing, creates an archive file at the specified location.

See also

Other archive caching functions: import_nix_archive()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
  # Export the most recent build to the default location
  export_nix_archive()

  # Export a specific build to a custom location
  export_nix_archive(
    archive_file = "my_archive.nar",
    which_log = "20250510"
  )
} # }