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).

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