apk-search(8)               System Manager's Manual              apk-search(8)

NAME
       apk search - search for packages by name or description

SYNOPSIS
       apk search [<options>...] pattern...

DESCRIPTION
       apk search searches all repositories for packages matching at least one
       pattern. If no pattern is given, it lists all packages in the
       configured repositories (see apk-repositories(5)). A pattern matches if
       it is a case-insensitive substring of the package name.

OPTIONS
       In addition to the global options (see apk(8)), and query options (see
       apk-query(8)) the following options are supported:

       --all, -a
           Print all matching package versions. By default, apk only shows the
           latest version.

       --description, -d
           Also search for pattern in the package description. By default, apk
           does not search package descriptions.

       --exact, -e, -x
           Match package names exactly.

       --has-origin
           Match by package origin. Shows all packages whose base package name
           matches pattern exactly. Implies --all and --exact.

       --origin, -o
           Print base package name.

       --rdepends, -r
           Print reverse dependencies (other packages which depend on the
           package).

                                  2026-04-13                     apk-search(8)