---
name: "nala-search"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nala"
version: "0.16.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nala-search"
---

# nala-search(8)

Search package names and descriptions

## NAME

nala-search - Search package names and descriptions

## SYNOPSIS

**nala search** \[*--options*\] REGEX ...

## DESCRIPTION

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*

## OPTIONS

- **--full**

  Print the full description of each package.

- **-n**, **--names**

  Search only package names.

  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.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2021, 2022 Blake Lee