---
name: "pinot-search"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pinot"
version: "1.22-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pinot-search"
---

# pinot-search(1)

Query search engines from the command-line

## NAME

pinot-search - Query search engines from the command-line

## SYNOPSIS

**pinot-search** \[*OPTIONS*\] *SEARCHENGINETYPE SEARCHENGINENAME\|SEARCHENGINEOPTION QUERYINPUT*

## DESCRIPTION

ModuleFactory::loadModules: xapian is supported by libxapianbackend.so pinot-search - Query search engines from the command-line

## OPTIONS

- **-d**, **--datefirst**

  sort by date then by relevance

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **-l**, **--locationonly**

  only show the location of each result

- **-m**, **--max**

  maximum number of results (default 10)

- **-r**, **--storedquery**

  query input is the name of a stored query

- **-s**, **--stemming**

  stemming language (in English)

- **-c**, **--tocsv**

  file to export results in CSV format to

- **-x**, **--toxml**

  file to export results in XML format to

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

  output version information and exit

Supported search engine types are: 'opensearch' 'sherlock' 'xapian'

## EXAMPLES

pinot-search opensearch /usr/share/pinot/engines/KrustyDescription.xml "clowns"

pinot-search --max 20 sherlock /usr/share/pinot/engines/Bozo.src "clowns"

pinot-search xapian ~/.pinot/index "label:Clowns"

pinot-search --stemming english xapian somehostname:12345 "clowning"

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to fabrice.colin@gmail.com

This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html\>.\
 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.