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diff --git a/src/nix/build.cc b/src/nix/build.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..812464d7582b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/build.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "common-args.hh"
+#include "installables.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct CmdBuild : StoreCommand, MixDryRun, MixInstallables
+{
+    CmdBuild()
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "build";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "build a derivation or fetch a store path";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        auto elems = evalInstallables(store);
+
+        PathSet pathsToBuild;
+
+        for (auto & elem : elems) {
+            if (elem.isDrv)
+                pathsToBuild.insert(elem.drvPath);
+            else
+                pathsToBuild.insert(elem.outPaths.begin(), elem.outPaths.end());
+        }
+
+        printMissing(store, pathsToBuild);
+
+        if (dryRun) return;
+
+        store->buildPaths(pathsToBuild);
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r1(make_ref<CmdBuild>());
diff --git a/src/nix/cat.cc b/src/nix/cat.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2405a8cb44ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/cat.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "fs-accessor.hh"
+#include "nar-accessor.hh"
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct MixCat : virtual Args
+{
+    std::string path;
+
+    void cat(ref<FSAccessor> accessor)
+    {
+        auto st = accessor->stat(path);
+        if (st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tMissing)
+            throw Error(format("path ‘%1%’ does not exist") % path);
+        if (st.type != FSAccessor::Type::tRegular)
+            throw Error(format("path ‘%1%’ is not a regular file") % path);
+
+        std::cout << accessor->readFile(path);
+    }
+};
+
+struct CmdCatStore : StoreCommand, MixCat
+{
+    CmdCatStore()
+    {
+        expectArg("path", &path);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "cat-store";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "print the contents of a store file on stdout";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        cat(store->getFSAccessor());
+    }
+};
+
+struct CmdCatNar : StoreCommand, MixCat
+{
+    Path narPath;
+
+    CmdCatNar()
+    {
+        expectArg("nar", &narPath);
+        expectArg("path", &path);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "cat-nar";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "print the contents of a file inside a NAR file";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        cat(makeNarAccessor(make_ref<std::string>(readFile(narPath))));
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r1(make_ref<CmdCatStore>());
+static RegisterCommand r2(make_ref<CmdCatNar>());
diff --git a/src/nix/command.cc b/src/nix/command.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a89246a937c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/command.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+Commands * RegisterCommand::commands = 0;
+
+MultiCommand::MultiCommand(const Commands & _commands)
+    : commands(_commands)
+{
+    expectedArgs.push_back(ExpectedArg{"command", 1, [=](Strings ss) {
+        assert(!command);
+        auto i = commands.find(ss.front());
+        if (i == commands.end())
+            throw UsageError(format("‘%1%’ is not a recognised command") % ss.front());
+        command = i->second;
+    }});
+}
+
+void MultiCommand::printHelp(const string & programName, std::ostream & out)
+{
+    if (command) {
+        command->printHelp(programName + " " + command->name(), out);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    out << "Usage: " << programName << " <COMMAND> <FLAGS>... <ARGS>...\n";
+
+    out << "\n";
+    out << "Common flags:\n";
+    printFlags(out);
+
+    out << "\n";
+    out << "Available commands:\n";
+
+    Table2 table;
+    for (auto & command : commands)
+        table.push_back(std::make_pair(command.second->name(), command.second->description()));
+    printTable(out, table);
+
+    out << "\n";
+    out << "For full documentation, run ‘man " << programName << "’ or ‘man " << programName << "-<COMMAND>’.\n";
+}
+
+bool MultiCommand::processFlag(Strings::iterator & pos, Strings::iterator end)
+{
+    if (Args::processFlag(pos, end)) return true;
+    if (command && command->processFlag(pos, end)) return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool MultiCommand::processArgs(const Strings & args, bool finish)
+{
+    if (command)
+        return command->processArgs(args, finish);
+    else
+        return Args::processArgs(args, finish);
+}
+
+StoreCommand::StoreCommand()
+{
+    storeUri = getEnv("NIX_REMOTE");
+
+    mkFlag(0, "store", "store-uri", "URI of the Nix store to use", &storeUri);
+}
+
+void StoreCommand::run()
+{
+    run(openStoreAt(storeUri));
+}
+
+StorePathsCommand::StorePathsCommand()
+{
+    expectArgs("paths", &storePaths);
+    mkFlag('r', "recursive", "apply operation to closure of the specified paths", &recursive);
+}
+
+void StorePathsCommand::run(ref<Store> store)
+{
+    for (auto & storePath : storePaths)
+        storePath = followLinksToStorePath(storePath);
+
+    if (recursive) {
+        PathSet closure;
+        for (auto & storePath : storePaths)
+            store->computeFSClosure(storePath, closure, false, false);
+        storePaths = store->topoSortPaths(closure);
+    }
+
+    run(store, storePaths);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/command.hh b/src/nix/command.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8397244ca177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/command.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "args.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+/* A command is an argument parser that can be executed by calling its
+   run() method. */
+struct Command : virtual Args
+{
+    virtual std::string name() = 0;
+    virtual void prepare() { };
+    virtual void run() = 0;
+};
+
+class Store;
+
+/* A command that require a Nix store. */
+struct StoreCommand : virtual Command
+{
+    std::string storeUri;
+    StoreCommand();
+    void run() override;
+    virtual void run(ref<Store>) = 0;
+};
+
+/* A command that operates on zero or more store paths. */
+struct StorePathsCommand : public StoreCommand
+{
+private:
+
+    Paths storePaths;
+    bool recursive = false;
+
+public:
+
+    StorePathsCommand();
+
+    virtual void run(ref<Store> store, Paths storePaths) = 0;
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override;
+};
+
+typedef std::map<std::string, ref<Command>> Commands;
+
+/* An argument parser that supports multiple subcommands,
+   i.e. ‘<command> <subcommand>’. */
+class MultiCommand : virtual Args
+{
+public:
+    Commands commands;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<Command> command;
+
+    MultiCommand(const Commands & commands);
+
+    void printHelp(const string & programName, std::ostream & out) override;
+
+    bool processFlag(Strings::iterator & pos, Strings::iterator end) override;
+
+    bool processArgs(const Strings & args, bool finish) override;
+};
+
+/* A helper class for registering commands globally. */
+struct RegisterCommand
+{
+    static Commands * commands;
+
+    RegisterCommand(ref<Command> command)
+    {
+        if (!commands) commands = new Commands;
+        commands->emplace(command->name(), command);
+    }
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/hash.cc b/src/nix/hash.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5dd891e8add3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/hash.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "hash.hh"
+#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct CmdHash : Command
+{
+    enum Mode { mFile, mPath };
+    Mode mode;
+    bool base32 = false;
+    bool truncate = false;
+    HashType ht = htSHA512;
+    Strings paths;
+
+    CmdHash(Mode mode) : mode(mode)
+    {
+        mkFlag(0, "base32", "print hash in base-32", &base32);
+        mkFlag(0, "base16", "print hash in base-16", &base32, false);
+        mkHashTypeFlag("type", &ht);
+        expectArgs("paths", &paths);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return mode == mFile ? "hash-file" : "hash-path";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return mode == mFile
+            ? "print cryptographic hash of a regular file"
+            : "print cryptographic hash of the NAR serialisation of a path";
+    }
+
+    void run() override
+    {
+        for (auto path : paths) {
+            Hash h = mode == mFile ? hashFile(ht, path) : hashPath(ht, path).first;
+            if (truncate && h.hashSize > 20) h = compressHash(h, 20);
+            std::cout << format("%1%\n") %
+                (base32 ? printHash32(h) : printHash(h));
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r1(make_ref<CmdHash>(CmdHash::mFile));
+static RegisterCommand r2(make_ref<CmdHash>(CmdHash::mPath));
+
+struct CmdToBase : Command
+{
+    bool toBase32;
+    HashType ht = htSHA512;
+    Strings args;
+
+    CmdToBase(bool toBase32) : toBase32(toBase32)
+    {
+        mkHashTypeFlag("type", &ht);
+        expectArgs("strings", &args);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return toBase32 ? "to-base32" : "to-base16";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return toBase32
+            ? "convert a hash to base-32 representation"
+            : "convert a hash to base-16 representation";
+    }
+
+    void run() override
+    {
+        for (auto s : args) {
+            Hash h = parseHash16or32(ht, s);
+            std::cout << format("%1%\n") %
+                (toBase32 ? printHash32(h) : printHash(h));
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r3(make_ref<CmdToBase>(false));
+static RegisterCommand r4(make_ref<CmdToBase>(true));
+
+/* Legacy nix-hash command. */
+static int compatNixHash(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    HashType ht = htMD5;
+    bool flat = false;
+    bool base32 = false;
+    bool truncate = false;
+    enum { opHash, opTo32, opTo16 } op = opHash;
+    Strings ss;
+
+    parseCmdLine(argc, argv, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        if (*arg == "--help")
+            showManPage("nix-hash");
+        else if (*arg == "--version")
+            printVersion("nix-hash");
+        else if (*arg == "--flat") flat = true;
+        else if (*arg == "--base32") base32 = true;
+        else if (*arg == "--truncate") truncate = true;
+        else if (*arg == "--type") {
+            string s = getArg(*arg, arg, end);
+            ht = parseHashType(s);
+            if (ht == htUnknown)
+                throw UsageError(format("unknown hash type ‘%1%’") % s);
+        }
+        else if (*arg == "--to-base16") op = opTo16;
+        else if (*arg == "--to-base32") op = opTo32;
+        else if (*arg != "" && arg->at(0) == '-')
+            return false;
+        else
+            ss.push_back(*arg);
+        return true;
+    });
+
+    if (op == opHash) {
+        CmdHash cmd(flat ? CmdHash::mFile : CmdHash::mPath);
+        cmd.ht = ht;
+        cmd.base32 = base32;
+        cmd.truncate = truncate;
+        cmd.paths = ss;
+        cmd.run();
+    }
+
+    else {
+        CmdToBase cmd(op == opTo32);
+        cmd.args = ss;
+        cmd.ht = ht;
+        cmd.run();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-hash", compatNixHash);
diff --git a/src/nix/installables.cc b/src/nix/installables.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb5a515825aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/installables.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "common-opts.hh"
+#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "installables.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+UserEnvElems MixInstallables::evalInstallables(ref<Store> store)
+{
+    UserEnvElems res;
+
+    for (auto & installable : installables) {
+
+        if (std::string(installable, 0, 1) == "/") {
+
+            if (isStorePath(installable)) {
+
+                if (isDerivation(installable)) {
+                    UserEnvElem elem;
+                    // FIXME: handle empty case, drop version
+                    elem.attrPath = {storePathToName(installable)};
+                    elem.isDrv = true;
+                    elem.drvPath = installable;
+                    res.push_back(elem);
+                }
+
+                else {
+                    UserEnvElem elem;
+                    // FIXME: handle empty case, drop version
+                    elem.attrPath = {storePathToName(installable)};
+                    elem.isDrv = false;
+                    elem.outPaths = {installable};
+                    res.push_back(elem);
+                }
+            }
+
+            else
+                throw UsageError(format("don't know what to do with ‘%1%’") % installable);
+        }
+
+        else {
+
+            EvalState state({}, store);
+
+            Expr * e = state.parseExprFromFile(resolveExprPath(lookupFileArg(state, file)));
+
+            Value vRoot;
+            state.eval(e, vRoot);
+
+            std::map<string, string> autoArgs_;
+            Bindings & autoArgs(*evalAutoArgs(state, autoArgs_));
+
+            Value & v(*findAlongAttrPath(state, installable, autoArgs, vRoot));
+            state.forceValue(v);
+
+            DrvInfos drvs;
+            getDerivations(state, v, "", autoArgs, drvs, false);
+
+            for (auto & i : drvs) {
+                UserEnvElem elem;
+                elem.isDrv = true;
+                elem.drvPath = i.queryDrvPath();
+                res.push_back(elem);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/installables.hh b/src/nix/installables.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5eb897d46148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/installables.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "args.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct UserEnvElem
+{
+    Strings attrPath;
+
+    // FIXME: should use boost::variant or so.
+    bool isDrv;
+
+    // Derivation case:
+    Path drvPath;
+    StringSet outputNames;
+
+    // Non-derivation case:
+    PathSet outPaths;
+};
+
+typedef std::vector<UserEnvElem> UserEnvElems;
+
+struct MixInstallables : virtual Args
+{
+    Strings installables;
+    Path file = "<nixpkgs>";
+
+    MixInstallables()
+    {
+        mkFlag('f', "file", "file", "evaluate FILE rather than the default", &file);
+        expectArgs("installables", &installables);
+    }
+
+    UserEnvElems evalInstallables(ref<Store> store);
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/legacy.cc b/src/nix/legacy.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6df09ee37a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/legacy.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "legacy.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+RegisterLegacyCommand::Commands * RegisterLegacyCommand::commands = 0;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/legacy.hh b/src/nix/legacy.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f503b0da3e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/legacy.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+typedef std::function<void(int, char * *)> MainFunction;
+
+struct RegisterLegacyCommand
+{
+    typedef std::map<std::string, MainFunction> Commands;
+    static Commands * commands;
+
+    RegisterLegacyCommand(const std::string & name, MainFunction fun)
+    {
+        if (!commands) commands = new Commands;
+        (*commands)[name] = fun;
+    }
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/local.mk b/src/nix/local.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6e7073b6e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/local.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+programs += nix
+
+nix_DIR := $(d)
+
+nix_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc)
+
+nix_LIBS = libexpr libmain libstore libutil libformat
+
+$(eval $(call install-symlink, nix, $(bindir)/nix-hash))
diff --git a/src/nix/ls.cc b/src/nix/ls.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3476dfb05287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/ls.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "fs-accessor.hh"
+#include "nar-accessor.hh"
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct MixLs : virtual Args
+{
+    std::string path;
+
+    bool recursive = false;
+    bool verbose = false;
+    bool showDirectory = false;
+
+    MixLs()
+    {
+        mkFlag('R', "recursive", "list subdirectories recursively", &recursive);
+        mkFlag('l', "long", "show more file information", &verbose);
+        mkFlag('d', "directory", "show directories rather than their contents", &showDirectory);
+    }
+
+    void list(ref<FSAccessor> accessor)
+    {
+        std::function<void(const FSAccessor::Stat &, const Path &, const std::string &, bool)> doPath;
+
+        auto showFile = [&](const Path & curPath, const std::string & relPath) {
+            if (verbose) {
+                auto st = accessor->stat(curPath);
+                std::string tp =
+                    st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tRegular ?
+                        (st.isExecutable ? "-r-xr-xr-x" : "-r--r--r--") :
+                    st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tSymlink ? "lrwxrwxrwx" :
+                    "dr-xr-xr-x";
+                std::cout <<
+                    (format("%s %20d %s") % tp % st.fileSize % relPath);
+                if (st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tSymlink)
+                    std::cout << " -> " << accessor->readLink(curPath)
+                    ;
+                std::cout << "\n";
+                if (recursive && st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tDirectory)
+                    doPath(st, curPath, relPath, false);
+            } else {
+                std::cout << relPath << "\n";
+                if (recursive) {
+                    auto st = accessor->stat(curPath);
+                    if (st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tDirectory)
+                        doPath(st, curPath, relPath, false);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        doPath = [&](const FSAccessor::Stat & st , const Path & curPath,
+            const std::string & relPath, bool showDirectory)
+        {
+            if (st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tDirectory && !showDirectory) {
+                auto names = accessor->readDirectory(curPath);
+                for (auto & name : names)
+                    showFile(curPath + "/" + name, relPath + "/" + name);
+            } else
+                showFile(curPath, relPath);
+        };
+
+        auto st = accessor->stat(path);
+        if (st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tMissing)
+            throw Error(format("path ‘%1%’ does not exist") % path);
+        doPath(st, path,
+            st.type == FSAccessor::Type::tDirectory ? "." : baseNameOf(path),
+            showDirectory);
+    }
+};
+
+struct CmdLsStore : StoreCommand, MixLs
+{
+    CmdLsStore()
+    {
+        expectArg("path", &path);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "ls-store";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "show information about a store path";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        list(store->getFSAccessor());
+    }
+};
+
+struct CmdLsNar : Command, MixLs
+{
+    Path narPath;
+
+    CmdLsNar()
+    {
+        expectArg("nar", &narPath);
+        expectArg("path", &path);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "ls-nar";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "show information about the contents of a NAR file";
+    }
+
+    void run() override
+    {
+        list(makeNarAccessor(make_ref<std::string>(readFile(narPath))));
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r1(make_ref<CmdLsStore>());
+static RegisterCommand r2(make_ref<CmdLsNar>());
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2005ec5f9a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "common-args.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct NixArgs : virtual MultiCommand, virtual MixCommonArgs
+{
+    NixArgs() : MultiCommand(*RegisterCommand::commands), MixCommonArgs("nix")
+    {
+        mkFlag('h', "help", "show usage information", [=]() {
+            printHelp(programName, std::cout);
+            std::cout << "\nNote: this program is EXPERIMENTAL and subject to change.\n";
+            throw Exit();
+        });
+
+        mkFlag(0, "version", "show version information", std::bind(printVersion, programName));
+    }
+};
+
+void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    initNix();
+    initGC();
+
+    string programName = baseNameOf(argv[0]);
+
+    {
+        auto legacy = (*RegisterLegacyCommand::commands)[programName];
+        if (legacy) return legacy(argc, argv);
+    }
+
+    NixArgs args;
+
+    args.parseCmdline(argvToStrings(argc, argv));
+
+    assert(args.command);
+
+    args.command->prepare();
+    args.command->run();
+}
+
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    return nix::handleExceptions(argv[0], [&]() {
+        nix::mainWrapped(argc, argv);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/progress-bar.cc b/src/nix/progress-bar.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed7b578e2f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/progress-bar.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "progress-bar.hh"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+ProgressBar::ProgressBar()
+{
+    _writeToStderr = [&](const unsigned char * buf, size_t count) {
+        auto state_(state.lock());
+        assert(!state_->done);
+        std::cerr << "\r\e[K" << std::string((const char *) buf, count);
+        render(*state_);
+    };
+}
+
+ProgressBar::~ProgressBar()
+{
+    done();
+}
+
+void ProgressBar::updateStatus(const std::string & s)
+{
+    auto state_(state.lock());
+    assert(!state_->done);
+    state_->status = s;
+    render(*state_);
+}
+
+void ProgressBar::done()
+{
+    auto state_(state.lock());
+    assert(state_->activities.empty());
+    state_->done = true;
+    std::cerr << "\r\e[K";
+    std::cerr.flush();
+    _writeToStderr = decltype(_writeToStderr)();
+}
+
+void ProgressBar::render(State & state_)
+{
+    std::cerr << '\r' << state_.status;
+    if (!state_.activities.empty()) {
+        if (!state_.status.empty()) std::cerr << ' ';
+        std::cerr << *state_.activities.rbegin();
+    }
+    std::cerr << "\e[K";
+    std::cerr.flush();
+}
+
+
+ProgressBar::Activity ProgressBar::startActivity(const FormatOrString & fs)
+{
+    return Activity(*this, fs);
+}
+
+ProgressBar::Activity::Activity(ProgressBar & pb, const FormatOrString & fs)
+    : pb(pb)
+{
+    auto state_(pb.state.lock());
+    state_->activities.push_back(fs.s);
+    it = state_->activities.end(); --it;
+    pb.render(*state_);
+}
+
+ProgressBar::Activity::~Activity()
+{
+    auto state_(pb.state.lock());
+    state_->activities.erase(it);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/progress-bar.hh b/src/nix/progress-bar.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2dda24346c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/progress-bar.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "sync.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+class ProgressBar
+{
+private:
+    struct State
+    {
+        std::string status;
+        bool done = false;
+        std::list<std::string> activities;
+    };
+
+    Sync<State> state;
+
+public:
+
+    ProgressBar();
+
+    ~ProgressBar();
+
+    void updateStatus(const std::string & s);
+
+    void done();
+
+    class Activity
+    {
+        friend class ProgressBar;
+    private:
+        ProgressBar & pb;
+        std::list<std::string>::iterator it;
+        Activity(ProgressBar & pb, const FormatOrString & fs);
+    public:
+        ~Activity();
+    };
+
+    Activity startActivity(const FormatOrString & fs);
+
+private:
+
+    void render(State & state_);
+
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/sigs.cc b/src/nix/sigs.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcc46c3e7d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/sigs.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#include "affinity.hh" // FIXME
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "progress-bar.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "thread-pool.hh"
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct CmdCopySigs : StorePathsCommand
+{
+    Strings substituterUris;
+
+    CmdCopySigs()
+    {
+        mkFlag('s', "substituter", {"store-uri"}, "use signatures from specified store", 1,
+            [&](Strings ss) { substituterUris.push_back(ss.front()); });
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "copy-sigs";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "copy path signatures from substituters (like binary caches)";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store, Paths storePaths) override
+    {
+        restoreAffinity(); // FIXME
+
+        if (substituterUris.empty())
+            throw UsageError("you must specify at least one substituter using ‘-s’");
+
+        // FIXME: factor out commonality with MixVerify.
+        std::vector<ref<Store>> substituters;
+        for (auto & s : substituterUris)
+            substituters.push_back(openStoreAt(s));
+
+        ProgressBar progressBar;
+
+        ThreadPool pool;
+
+        std::atomic<size_t> done{0};
+        std::atomic<size_t> added{0};
+
+        auto showProgress = [&]() {
+            return (format("[%d/%d done]") % done % storePaths.size()).str();
+        };
+
+        progressBar.updateStatus(showProgress());
+
+        auto doPath = [&](const Path & storePath) {
+            auto activity(progressBar.startActivity(format("getting signatures for ‘%s’") % storePath));
+
+            checkInterrupt();
+
+            auto info = store->queryPathInfo(storePath);
+
+            StringSet newSigs;
+
+            for (auto & store2 : substituters) {
+                if (!store2->isValidPath(storePath)) continue;
+                auto info2 = store2->queryPathInfo(storePath);
+
+                /* Don't import signatures that don't match this
+                   binary. */
+                if (info.narHash != info2.narHash ||
+                    info.narSize != info2.narSize ||
+                    info.references != info2.references)
+                    continue;
+
+                for (auto & sig : info2.sigs)
+                    if (!info.sigs.count(sig))
+                        newSigs.insert(sig);
+            }
+
+            if (!newSigs.empty()) {
+                store->addSignatures(storePath, newSigs);
+                added += newSigs.size();
+            }
+
+            done++;
+            progressBar.updateStatus(showProgress());
+        };
+
+        for (auto & storePath : storePaths)
+            pool.enqueue(std::bind(doPath, storePath));
+
+        pool.process();
+
+        progressBar.done();
+
+        printMsg(lvlInfo, format("imported %d signatures") % added);
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r1(make_ref<CmdCopySigs>());
+
+struct CmdQueryPathSigs : StorePathsCommand
+{
+    CmdQueryPathSigs()
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "query-path-sigs";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "print store path signatures";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store, Paths storePaths) override
+    {
+        for (auto & storePath : storePaths) {
+            auto info = store->queryPathInfo(storePath);
+            std::cout << storePath << " ";
+            if (info.ultimate) std::cout << "ultimate ";
+            for (auto & sig : info.sigs)
+                std::cout << sig << " ";
+            std::cout << "\n";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r2(make_ref<CmdQueryPathSigs>());
+
+struct CmdSignPaths : StorePathsCommand
+{
+    Path secretKeyFile;
+
+    CmdSignPaths()
+    {
+        mkFlag('k', "key-file", {"file"}, "file containing the secret signing key", &secretKeyFile);
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "sign-paths";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "sign the specified paths";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store, Paths storePaths) override
+    {
+        if (secretKeyFile.empty())
+            throw UsageError("you must specify a secret key file using ‘-k’");
+
+        SecretKey secretKey(readFile(secretKeyFile));
+
+        size_t added{0};
+
+        for (auto & storePath : storePaths) {
+            auto info = store->queryPathInfo(storePath);
+
+            auto info2(info);
+            info2.sigs.clear();
+            info2.sign(secretKey);
+            assert(!info2.sigs.empty());
+
+            if (!info.sigs.count(*info2.sigs.begin())) {
+                store->addSignatures(storePath, info2.sigs);
+                added++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        printMsg(lvlInfo, format("added %d signatures") % added);
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r3(make_ref<CmdSignPaths>());
diff --git a/src/nix/verify.cc b/src/nix/verify.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9214d3b651d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/verify.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+#include "affinity.hh" // FIXME
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "progress-bar.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "sync.hh"
+#include "thread-pool.hh"
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct MixVerify : virtual Args
+{
+    bool noContents = false;
+    bool noTrust = false;
+    Strings substituterUris;
+    size_t sigsNeeded;
+
+    MixVerify()
+    {
+        mkFlag(0, "no-contents", "do not verify the contents of each store path", &noContents);
+        mkFlag(0, "no-trust", "do not verify whether each store path is trusted", &noTrust);
+        mkFlag('s', "substituter", {"store-uri"}, "use signatures from specified store", 1,
+            [&](Strings ss) { substituterUris.push_back(ss.front()); });
+        mkIntFlag('n', "sigs-needed", "require that each path has at least N valid signatures", &sigsNeeded);
+    }
+
+    void verifyPaths(ref<Store> store, const Paths & storePaths)
+    {
+        restoreAffinity(); // FIXME
+
+        std::vector<ref<Store>> substituters;
+        for (auto & s : substituterUris)
+            substituters.push_back(openStoreAt(s));
+
+        auto publicKeys = getDefaultPublicKeys();
+
+        std::atomic<size_t> untrusted{0};
+        std::atomic<size_t> corrupted{0};
+        std::atomic<size_t> done{0};
+        std::atomic<size_t> failed{0};
+
+        ProgressBar progressBar;
+
+        auto showProgress = [&](bool final) {
+            std::string s;
+            if (final)
+                s = (format("checked %d paths") % storePaths.size()).str();
+            else
+                s = (format("[%d/%d checked") % done % storePaths.size()).str();
+            if (corrupted > 0)
+                s += (format(", %d corrupted") % corrupted).str();
+            if (untrusted > 0)
+                s += (format(", %d untrusted") % untrusted).str();
+            if (failed > 0)
+                s += (format(", %d failed") % failed).str();
+            if (!final) s += "]";
+            return s;
+        };
+
+        progressBar.updateStatus(showProgress(false));
+
+        ThreadPool pool;
+
+        auto doPath = [&](const Path & storePath) {
+            try {
+                checkInterrupt();
+
+                auto activity(progressBar.startActivity(format("checking ‘%s’") % storePath));
+
+                auto info = store->queryPathInfo(storePath);
+
+                if (!noContents) {
+
+                    HashSink sink(info.narHash.type);
+                    store->narFromPath(storePath, sink);
+
+                    auto hash = sink.finish();
+
+                    if (hash.first != info.narHash) {
+                        corrupted = 1;
+                        printMsg(lvlError,
+                            format("path ‘%s’ was modified! expected hash ‘%s’, got ‘%s’")
+                            % storePath % printHash(info.narHash) % printHash(hash.first));
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                if (!noTrust) {
+
+                    bool good = false;
+
+                    if (info.ultimate && !sigsNeeded)
+                        good = true;
+
+                    else {
+
+                        StringSet sigsSeen;
+                        size_t actualSigsNeeded = sigsNeeded ? sigsNeeded : 1;
+                        size_t validSigs = 0;
+
+                        auto doSigs = [&](StringSet sigs) {
+                            for (auto sig : sigs) {
+                                if (sigsSeen.count(sig)) continue;
+                                sigsSeen.insert(sig);
+                                if (info.checkSignature(publicKeys, sig))
+                                    validSigs++;
+                            }
+                        };
+
+                        doSigs(info.sigs);
+
+                        for (auto & store2 : substituters) {
+                            if (validSigs >= actualSigsNeeded) break;
+                            try {
+                                if (!store2->isValidPath(storePath)) continue;
+                                doSigs(store2->queryPathInfo(storePath).sigs);
+                            } catch (Error & e) {
+                                printMsg(lvlError, format(ANSI_RED "error:" ANSI_NORMAL " %s") % e.what());
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        if (validSigs >= actualSigsNeeded)
+                            good = true;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!good) {
+                        untrusted++;
+                        printMsg(lvlError, format("path ‘%s’ is untrusted") % storePath);
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                done++;
+
+                progressBar.updateStatus(showProgress(false));
+
+            } catch (Error & e) {
+                printMsg(lvlError, format(ANSI_RED "error:" ANSI_NORMAL " %s") % e.what());
+                failed++;
+            }
+        };
+
+        for (auto & storePath : storePaths)
+            pool.enqueue(std::bind(doPath, storePath));
+
+        pool.process();
+
+        progressBar.done();
+
+        printMsg(lvlInfo, showProgress(true));
+
+        throw Exit(
+            (corrupted ? 1 : 0) |
+            (untrusted ? 2 : 0) |
+            (failed ? 4 : 0));
+    }
+};
+
+struct CmdVerifyPaths : StorePathsCommand, MixVerify
+{
+    CmdVerifyPaths()
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "verify-paths";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "verify the integrity of store paths";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store, Paths storePaths) override
+    {
+        verifyPaths(store, storePaths);
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r1(make_ref<CmdVerifyPaths>());
+
+struct CmdVerifyStore : StoreCommand, MixVerify
+{
+    CmdVerifyStore()
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string name() override
+    {
+        return "verify-store";
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "verify the integrity of all paths in the Nix store";
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        // FIXME: use store->verifyStore()?
+
+        PathSet validPaths = store->queryAllValidPaths();
+
+        verifyPaths(store, Paths(validPaths.begin(), validPaths.end()));
+    }
+};
+
+static RegisterCommand r2(make_ref<CmdVerifyStore>());