---
name: "namazu"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "namazu"
version: "2.0.21-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/namazu"
---

# namazu(1)

a search program of Namazu

## NAME

namazu - a search program of Namazu

## SYNOPSIS

**namazu** \[*options*\] *\<query\>* \[*index*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

namazu 2.0.21, a search program of Namazu.

- **-n**, **--max**=*NUM*

  set the number of documents shown to NUM.

- **-w**, **--whence**=*NUM*

  set the first number of documents shown to NUM.

- **-l**, **--list**

  print the results by listing the format.

- **-s**, **--short**

  print the results in a short format.

- **--result**=*EXT*

  set NMZ.result.EXT for printing the results.

- **--late**

  sort the documents in late order.

- **--early**

  sort the documents in early order.

- **--sort**=*METHOD*

  set a sort METHOD (score, date, field:name)

- **--ascending**

  sort in ascending order (default: descending)

- **-a**, **--all**

  print all results.

- **-c**, **--count**

  print only the number of hits.

- **-h**, **--html**

  print in HTML format.

- **-r**, **--no-references**

  do not display the reference hit counts.

- **-H**, **--page**

  print the links of further results. (This is nearly meaningless)

- **-F**, **--form**

  force to print the \<form\> ... \</form\> region.

- **-R**, **--no-replace**

  do not replace the URI string.

- **-U**, **--no-decode-uri**

  do not decode the URI when printing in a plain format.

- **-o**, **--output**=*FILE*

  set the output file name to FILE.

- **-f**, **--config**=*FILE*

  set the config file name to FILE.

- **-C**, **--show-config**

  print the current configuration.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  do not display extra messages except search results.

- **-d**, **--debug**

  be in debug mode.

- **-v**, **--version**

  show the namazu version and exit.

- **--help**

  show this help and exit.

- **--norc**

  do not read the personal initialization files.

- **--**

  Terminate option list.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<http://www.namazu.org/trac-namazu/trac.cgi\> or \<bug-namazu@namazu.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1997-1999 Satoru Takabayashi All rights reserved.\
 Copyright © 2000-2009 Namazu Project All rights reserved.\
 This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.