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

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

<pre><code>npm search [search terms ...]
npm s [search terms ...]
npm se [search terms ...]</code></pre>

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

<p>Search the registry for packages matching the search terms.</p>

<p>If a term starts with <code>/</code>, then it&#39;s interpreted as a regular expression.
A trailing <code>/</code> will be ignored in this case.  (Note that many regular
expression characters must be escaped or quoted in most shells.)</p>

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

<ul><li><a href="../misc/npm-registry.html">npm-registry(7)</a></li><li><a href="../cli/npm-config.html">npm-config(1)</a></li><li><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></li><li><a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a></li><li><a href="../cli/npm-view.html">npm-view(1)</a></li></ul>
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<p id="footer">npm-search &mdash; npm@1.3.21</p>
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