---
name: "searchc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "swish++"
version: "5.7-3"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/searchc"
---

# searchc(1)

Simple search client script used mostly to test 'search++' when running as a server daemon.

## NAME

searchc -  Simple search client script used mostly to test 'search++' when running as a server daemon.

## SYNOPSIS

**searchc** \[*options*\] query

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **searchc command.** This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

- **-a socket\_addr**

  Host and port of socket address \[default: \*:1967\]

- **-c config\_file**

  Name of configuration file \[default: $ConfigFile\_Default\]

- **-d**

  Dump query word indices and exit

- **-D**

  Dump entire word index and exit

- **-h**

  Print this help message

- **-m max\_results**

  Maximum number of results \[default: $ResultsMax\_Default\]

- **-M**

  Dump meta-name index and exit

- **-r skip\_results**

  Number of initial results to skip \[default: 0\]

- **-s**

  Stem words prior to search \[default: no\]

- **-S**

  Dump stop-word index and exit

- **-T**

  Connect via TCP socket

- **-u socket\_file**

  Name of socket file \[default: $SocketFile\_Default\]

- **-U**

  Connect via Unix domain socket

- **-V**

  Print version number and exit

- **-w size\[,chars\]**

  Dump window of words around query words \[default: 0\]

## SEE ALSO

[**search++**(1)](/search++/1.md), [**searchmonitor**(8)](/searchmonitor/8.md), [**searchd**(8)](/searchd/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Michael Hummel \<mhummel@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).