.TH "NPM\-SEARCH" "1" "February 2015" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-search\fR \- Search for packages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm search [\-\-long] [search terms \.\.\.]
npm s [search terms \.\.\.]
npm se [search terms \.\.\.]
.fi
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.P
Search the registry for packages matching the search terms\.
.P
If a term starts with \fB/\fR, then it's interpreted as a regular expression\.
A trailing \fB/\fR will be ignored in this case\.  (Note that many regular
expression characters must be escaped or quoted in most shells\.)
.SH CONFIGURATION
.SS long
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
Default: false
.IP \(bu 2
Type: Boolean

.RE
.P
Display full package descriptions and other long text across multiple
lines\. When disabled (default) search results are truncated to fit
neatly on a single line\. Modules with extremely long names will
fall on multiple lines\.
.SH SEE ALSO
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 7 registry
.IP \(bu 2
npm help config
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 7 config
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 5 npmrc
.IP \(bu 2
npm help view

.RE