NAME
apk search - search for packages by name or description
SYNOPSIS
apk search [<options>...] pattern...
DESCRIPTION
apk search searches all repositories for packages matching at least one pattern. If no pattern is given, it lists all packages in the configured repositories (see apk-repositories(5)). A pattern matches if it is a case-insensitive substring of the package name.
OPTIONS
In addition to the global options (see apk(8)), and query options (see apk-query(8)) the following options are supported:
- --all, -a
-
Print all matching package versions. By default, apk only shows the latest version.
- --description, -d
-
Also search for pattern in the package description. By default, apk does not search package descriptions.
- --exact, -e, -x
-
Match package names exactly.
- --has-origin
-
Match by package origin. Shows all packages whose base package name matches pattern exactly. Implies --all and --exact.
- --origin, -o
-
Print base package name.
- --rdepends, -r
-
Print reverse dependencies (other packages which depend on the package).