---
name: "App::Cme::Command::search"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "cme"
version: "1.041-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/App::Cme::Command::search"
---

# App::Cme::Command::search(3pm)

Search the configuration of an application

## NAME

App::Cme::Command::search - Search the configuration of an application

## VERSION

version 1.041

## SYNOPSIS

## DESCRIPTION

Search configuration data with the following options:

- \-search

  Specifies a string or pattern to search. `"cme"` will a list of path pointing to the matching tree element and their value. See "grab(...)" in Config::Model::AnyThing for details on the path syntax.

- \-narrow-search

  Narrows down the search to:

  - element

    - value

    - key

    - summary

    Summary text

  - description

    description text

  - help

    value help text

Example:

```
 $ cme search multistrap my_mstrap.conf -search http -narrow value
 sections:base source -> 'http://ftp.fr.debian.org'
 sections:debian source -> 'http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian'
 sections:toolchains source -> 'http://www.emdebian.org/debian'
```

## Common options

See "Global Options" in cme.

## SEE ALSO

cme

## AUTHOR

Dominique Dumont

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2014-2022 by Dominique Dumont \<ddumont@cpan.org\>.

This is free software, licensed under:

```
  The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999
```