apk search

Search for packages in the repository.

Alpine

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Syntax

$apk search [OPTIONS] SEARCH_TERM

Examples

$apk search vim

Examples

$apk search -v nginx

Typical use cases

Standard usage

apk search --help

Detailed Help

man apk search

Note -v shows detailed information; without options, it displays package names.

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