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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-help-search.html">npm-help-search</a></h1> <p>Search npm help documentation</p>

<h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2>

<pre><code>npm help-search some search terms</code></pre>

<h2 id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>

<p>This command will search the npm markdown documentation files for the
terms provided, and then list the results, sorted by relevance.</p>

<p>If only one result is found, then it will show that help topic.</p>

<p>If the argument to <code>npm help</code> is not a known help topic, then it will
call <code>help-search</code>.  It is rarely if ever necessary to call this
command directly.</p>

<h2 id="CONFIGURATION">CONFIGURATION</h2>

<h3 id="long">long</h3>

<ul><li>Type: Boolean</li><li>Default false</li></ul>

<p>If true, the &quot;long&quot; flag will cause help-search to output context around
where the terms were found in the documentation.</p>

<p>If false, then help-search will just list out the help topics found.</p>

<h2 id="SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</h2>

<ul><li><a href="../cli/npm.html">npm(1)</a></li><li><a href="../misc/npm-faq.html">npm-faq(7)</a></li><li><a href="../cli/npm-help.html">npm-help(1)</a></li></ul>
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<p id="footer">npm-help-search &mdash; npm@1.3.21</p>
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