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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).

Info

01/30/2026 3.11.alpha LocalSearch manual