'Nala User Manual'

NAME¶

nala-search - Search package names and descriptions

SYNOPSIS¶

nala search [--options] REGEX ...

Search package names and descriptions using a word, regex or glob

By default search will only use regex.

If you start your query with g/, search will only Glob.

Note: You may need to quote the pattern so the shell doesn't glob first

Examples:

Glob that will match nala and anything text after it:

sudo nala search "g/nala*"

A question mark in a glob will match any single character:

sudo nala search "g/na?a"

This would match nala or even nada

Regex works similar to globbing but is much more powerful.

For more information on Glob and Regex pattern matching:

man glob.7

man regex.7

This is faster than searching names and descriptions.

-i, --installed: List only packages that are installed.
-N, --nala-installed: List only packages explicitly installed with nala.
-u, --upgradable: List only packages that are upgradable.
-a, --all-versions: Show all versions of a package.
-A, --all-arches: Show all architectures of a package.
-V, --virtual: List only virtual packages.
--debug: Print helpful information for solving issues. If you're submitting a bug report try running the command again with --debug and providing the output to the devs, it may be helpful.
-v, --verbose: Disable scrolling text and print extra information
-h, --help: Shows this man page.

10 May 2024

0.15.2