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store directory digest name
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store directory digest name
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## Store Directory {#store-directory}
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## Store Directory
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Every [store](./store.md) has a store directory.
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Every [store](./store.md) has a store directory.
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Instead, it has to be rebuilt, together with all its dependencies.
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Instead, it has to be rebuilt, together with all its dependencies.
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It is in general not enough to replace the store directory string in file contents, as this may render executables unusable by invalidating their internal offsets or checksums.
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It is in general not enough to replace the store directory string in file contents, as this may render executables unusable by invalidating their internal offsets or checksums.
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# Digest {#digest}
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# Digest
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In a [store path](#store-path), the [digest][digest] is the output of a [cryptographic hash function][hash] of either all *inputs* involved in building the referenced store object or its actual *contents*.
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In a [store path](#store-path), the [digest][digest] is the output of a [cryptographic hash function][hash] of either all *inputs* involved in building the referenced store object or its actual *contents*.
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> For example, Java programs are compressed after compilation, which obfuscates any store paths they may refer to and prevents Nix from automatically detecting them.
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> For example, Java programs are compressed after compilation, which obfuscates any store paths they may refer to and prevents Nix from automatically detecting them.
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## Input Addressing {#input-addressing}
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## Input Addressing
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Input addressing means that the digest derives from how the store object was produced, namely its build inputs and build plan.
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Input addressing means that the digest derives from how the store object was produced, namely its build inputs and build plan.
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Store object references of this sort can *not* be validated from the content of the store object.
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Store object references of this sort can *not* be validated from the content of the store object.
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Rather, a cryptographic signature has to be used to indicate that someone is vouching for the store object really being produced from a build plan with that digest.
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Rather, a cryptographic signature has to be used to indicate that someone is vouching for the store object really being produced from a build plan with that digest.
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## Content Addressing {#content-addressing}
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## Content Addressing
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Content addressing means that the digest derives from the store object's contents, namely its file system objects and references.
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Content addressing means that the digest derives from the store object's contents, namely its file system objects and references.
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If one knows content addressing was used, one can recalculate the reference and thus verify the store object.
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If one knows content addressing was used, one can recalculate the reference and thus verify the store object.
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[ input addressing ] [ content addressing ]
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[ input addressing ] [ content addressing ]
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## Store Object {#store-object}
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## Store Object
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A store object can hold
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A store object can hold
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Store objects are [immutable][immutable-object]: once created, they do not change until they are deleted.
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Store objects are [immutable][immutable-object]: once created, they do not change until they are deleted.
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## Reference {#reference}
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## Reference
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A store object reference is an [opaque][opaque-data-type], [unique identifier][unique-identifier]:
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A store object reference is an [opaque][opaque-data-type], [unique identifier][unique-identifier]:
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The only way to obtain references is by adding or building store objects.
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The only way to obtain references is by adding or building store objects.
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A reference will always point to exactly one store object.
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A reference will always point to exactly one store object.
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## Operations {#operations}
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## Operations
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A Nix store can *add*, *retrieve*, and *delete* store objects.
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A Nix store can *add*, *retrieve*, and *delete* store objects.
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[ store ] --> collect garbage --> [ store' ]
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[ store ] --> collect garbage --> [ store' ]
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## Files and Processes {#files-and-processes}
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## Files and Processes
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Nix maps between its store model and the [Unix paradigm][unix-paradigm] of [files and processes][file-descriptor], by encoding immutable store objects and opaque identifiers as file system primitives: files and directories, and paths.
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Nix maps between its store model and the [Unix paradigm][unix-paradigm] of [files and processes][file-descriptor], by encoding immutable store objects and opaque identifiers as file system primitives: files and directories, and paths.
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That allows processes to resolve references contained in files and thus access the contents of store objects.
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That allows processes to resolve references contained in files and thus access the contents of store objects.
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