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reword documentation on `nix-store --import`
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# Description # Description
The operation `--import` reads a serialisation of a set of store paths The operation `--import` reads a serialisation of a set of [store objects](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-object) produced by [`nix-store --export`](./export.md) from standard input, and adds those store objects to the specified [Nix store](@docroot@/store/index.md).
produced by `nix-store --export` from standard input and adds those Paths that already exist in the target Nix store are ignored.
store paths to the Nix store. Paths that already exist in the Nix store If a path [refers](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-reference) to another path that doesn’t exist in the target Nix store, the import fails.
are ignored. If a path refers to another path that doesn’t exist in the
Nix store, the import fails. > **Note**
>
> For efficient transfer of closures to remote machines over SSH, use [`nix-copy-closure`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md).
{{#include ./opt-common.md}} {{#include ./opt-common.md}}