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| LOCALSEARCH-SEARCH(1) | LocalSearch manual | LOCALSEARCH-SEARCH(1) |
NAME¶
localsearch-search - Search for content
SYNOPSIS¶
localsearch search [options...] [resource-type] <search-terms>
DESCRIPTION¶
localsearch search searches all indexed content for the given search terms. Results are returned in ascending order.
<search-terms>
One or more words to search for. When multiple terms are
provided, the default operation is a logical AND. For logical OR operations,
see -r.
If no search terms are supplied, then all items are returned.
Only resources which currently exist will be returned by this command (see --all for more information).
RESOURCE TYPES¶
-f, --files
Search for files of any type matching
search-terms.
-s, --folders
Search for folders matching search-terms.
-m, --music
Search for music files matching
search-terms.
--music-albums
Search for music albums matching
search-terms.
--music-artists
Search for music artists matching
search-terms.
-i, --images
Search for images matching search-terms.
-v, --videos
Search for videos matching search-terms.
-t, --documents
Search for documents matching search-terms.
--software
Search for software files matching
search-terms.
OPTIONS¶
-l, --limit=<limit>
Limit search to limit results.
-o, --offset=<offset>
Offset the search results by offset. For example,
start at item number 10 in the results. The default is 0.
-d, --detailed
Show the unique URN associated with each search result
and a snippet of the matched search terms, if any was provided.
-a, --all
Show results which might not be available. This might
bebecause a removable media is not mounted for example. Without this option,
resources are only shown if they exist.
-m, --mount=<FILE>
If a removable device mount path is specified, the
information will be retrieved from the specific database for this mount point.
If it is not specified, the data will be obtained from the main
instance.
SEE ALSO¶
localsearch status(1), localsearch tag(1), localsearch info(1).
| 04/18/2026 | 3.11.1 |