nala-search8
Search package names and descriptions
Usage
nala search
[--options]
REGEX ...
Overview
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
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--full -
Print the full description of each package.
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-n, --names -
Search only package names.
This is faster than searching names and descriptions.
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-i, --installed -
List only packages that are installed.
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-N, --nala-installed -
List only packages explicitly installed with
nala.
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-u, --upgradable -
List only packages that are upgradable.
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-a, --all-versions -
Show all versions of a package.
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-A, --all-arches -
Show all architectures of a package.
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-V, --virtual -
List only virtual packages.
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--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.
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-v, --verbose -
Disable scrolling text and print extra information
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-h, --help -
Shows this man page.
Releases
2 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.