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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/search.cc | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/search.md | 72 |
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diff --git a/src/nix/search.cc b/src/nix/search.cc index 47770e128..9f864b3a4 100644 --- a/src/nix/search.cc +++ b/src/nix/search.cc @@ -41,29 +41,14 @@ struct CmdSearch : InstallableCommand, MixJSON std::string description() override { - return "query available packages"; + return "search for packages"; } - Examples examples() override + std::string doc() override { - return { - Example{ - "To show all packages in the flake in the current directory:", - "nix search" - }, - Example{ - "To show packages in the 'nixpkgs' flake containing 'blender' in its name or description:", - "nix search nixpkgs blender" - }, - Example{ - "To search for Firefox or Chromium:", - "nix search nixpkgs 'firefox|chromium'" - }, - Example{ - "To search for packages containing 'git' and either 'frontend' or 'gui':", - "nix search nixpkgs git 'frontend|gui'" - } - }; + return + #include "search.md" + ; } Strings getDefaultFlakeAttrPaths() override diff --git a/src/nix/search.md b/src/nix/search.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d182788a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/search.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Show all packages in the `nixpkgs` flake: + + ```console + # nix search nixpkgs + * legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.AMB-plugins (0.8.1) + A set of ambisonics ladspa plugins + + * legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.ArchiSteamFarm (4.3.1.0) + Application with primary purpose of idling Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously + … + ``` + +* Show packages in the `nixpkgs` flake containing `blender` in its + name or description: + + ```console + # nix search nixpkgs blender + * legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.blender (2.91.0) + 3D Creation/Animation/Publishing System + ``` + +* Search for packages underneath the attribute `gnome3` in Nixpkgs: + + ```console + # nix search nixpkgs#gnome3 vala + * legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.gnome3.vala (0.48.9) + Compiler for GObject type system + ``` + +* Show all packages in the flake in the current directory: + + ```console + # nix search + ``` + +* Search for Firefox or Chromium: + + ```console + # nix search nixpkgs 'firefox|chromium' + ``` + +* Search for packages containing `git'`and either `frontend` or `gui`: + + ```console + # nix search nixpkgs git 'frontend|gui' + ``` + +# Description + +`nix search` searches *installable* (which must be evaluatable, e.g. a +flake) for packages whose name or description matches all of the +regular expressions *regex*. For each matching package, It prints the +full attribute name (from the root of the installable), the version +and the `meta.description` field, highlighting the substrings that +were matched by the regular expressions. If no regular expressions are +specified, all packages are shown. + +# Flake output attributes + +If no flake output attribute is given, `nix search` searches for +packages: + +* Directly underneath `packages.<system>`. + +* Underneath `legacyPackages.<system>`, recursing into attribute sets + that contain an attribute `recurseForDerivations = true`. + +)"" |