Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands (#9959)

* Nix: update and add documentation for nix subcommands

Updates the documentation on the new unstable Nix command & subcommands,
and adds a separate page for the Classic Nix commands.

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Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: axtloss <axtlos@getcryst.al>
Co-authored-by: CleanMachine1 <78213164+CleanMachine1@users.noreply.github.com>
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Alexander Bantyev
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# nix store
> Manipulate the Nix store.
> See also: `tldr nix-store`.
> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-store.html>.
- Collect garbage, i.e. remove unused paths to reduce space usage:
`nix store gc`
- Hard-link identical files together to reduce space usage:
`nix store optimise`
- Delete a specific store path (most be unused):
`nix store delete {{/nix/store/...}}`
- List a contents of the store path, on a remote store:
`nix store --store {{https://cache.nixos.org}} ls {{/nix/store/...}}`
- Show the differences in versions between two store paths, with their respective dependencies:
`nix store diff-closures {{/nix/store/...}} {{/nix/store/...}}`