diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/functions/find_store_path_gc_roots b/dotfiles/lib/functions/find_store_path_gc_roots
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+++ b/dotfiles/lib/functions/find_store_path_gc_roots
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function find_store_path_gc_roots {
+    store_path="$(realpath $1)"
+    while IFS=' ' read -r gcroot derivation; do
+        if [[ ! $gcroot =~ ^/proc ]]; then
+            if nix-store -qR "$derivation" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$store_path"; then
+				echo $gcroot
+            fi
+        fi
+    done < <(nix-store --gc --print-roots | awk '{print $1, $3}')
+}
+
+
+find_store_path_gc_roots "$@"