GUIX(1)

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version 1.5.0 · 4 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💅 NAME 💅

guix — the manual page for guix size (GNU Guix) 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a, bestie. Yes, that's the whole version string, no I'm not shortening it, it's iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

guix size [OPTION]... PACKAGE|STORE-ITEM

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Okay so picture this: you wanna know how much disk space a thing is actually eating up — and not just the thing itself, but everything it drags along with it. That's literally what this does, bestie. It reports the size of the PACKAGE or STORE-ITEM, with its dependencies. The whole squad, not just the main character. 💅

Here are the flags, and no I did not skip any of them:

  • --substitute-urls=URLS — hits up URLS to fetch substitutes, but only if they're authorized. Gotta have the vibe check pass first, y'know? 🙈
  • --sort=KEY — sorts stuff according to KEY — and the options are "closure" or "self". That's it. Pick one. 🫶
  • -m, --map-file=FILE — writes a whole graphical map of disk usage into FILE. It's giving infographic. It's giving data visualization era. 🔥
  • -L, --load-path=DIR — prepends DIR to the package module search path, so guix knows where to look first. Puts it at the front of the line, main character energy. 👑
  • -h, --help — displays the help and then dips. Byeee. ✨
  • -V, --version — displays the version info and exits. Same energy, different text. 🦋
  • --list-systems — lists the available systems for you. Very "here's your options, babe." 🌸
  • -s, --system=SYSTEM — attempts to build for SYSTEM — like, e.g., "i686-linux". Yes, exactly like that, quotes and all. 💖

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

Found a bug? Not the fun kind? Tell the devs, they genuinely want to know:

Copyright © 2025 the Guix authors. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. And there is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law — like, none, zero, don't come for them if it breaks. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The full documentation for guix is maintained as a Texinfo manual. So if the info and guix programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info guix

should give you access to the complete manual. That's the whole lore drop, iykyk. 📖💜

That's a wrap, bestie — this page came straight from the GNU crew, version 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a, dated January 2026. Now go check how much space your closure is lowkey hoarding. 🧚🎀

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