npm/html/partial/doc/cli/npm-search.html

A package manager for node

<h1><a href="../cli/npm-search.html">npm-search</a></h1> <p>Search for packages</p>
<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<pre><code>npm search [--long] [search terms ...]
npm s [search terms ...]
npm se [search terms ...]
</code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>Search the registry for packages matching the search terms.</p>
<p>If a term starts with <code>/</code>, then it&#39;s interpreted as a regular expression.
A trailing <code>/</code> will be ignored in this case.  (Note that many regular
expression characters must be escaped or quoted in most shells.)</p>
<h2 id="configuration">CONFIGURATION</h2>
<h3 id="long">long</h3>
<ul>
<li>Default: false</li>
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
</ul>
<p>Display full package descriptions and other long text across multiple
lines. When disabled (default) search results are truncated to fit
neatly on a single line. Modules with extremely long names will
fall on multiple lines.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../misc/npm-registry.html">npm-registry(7)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-config.html">npm-config(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></li>
<li><a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-view.html">npm-view(1)</a></li>
</ul>