NAME

       tracker3-search - Search for content by type or across all types

SYNOPSIS

       tracker3 search [options...] [resource-type] <search-terms>

DESCRIPTION

       tracker3 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 but a resource-type is given (like --folders for example), then ALL
           items in that category 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 installed matching search-terms. Returns a list of desktop files and application
           titles found.

       --software-categories
           Search for software categories matching search-terms. Returns a list of urns and their categories
           (e.g. Settings, Video, Utility, etc).

       --feeds
           Search through RSS feed information matching search-terms. Returns a list of those found.

OPTIONS

       -l, --limit=<limit>
           Limit search to limit results. The default is 10 or 512 with --disable-snippets.

       -o, --offset=<offset>
           Offset the search results by offset. For example, start at item number 10 in the results. The default
           is 0.

       -r, --or-operator
           Use OR for search terms instead of AND (the default)

       -d, --detailed
           Show the unique URN associated with each search result. This does not apply to --music-albums and
           --music-artists.

       -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. This option applies to all
           resource types except for --music-artists, --software, --software-categories and --feeds.

       --disable-snippets
           Results are shown with snippets. Snippets are context around the word that was searched for in the
           first place. This gives some idea of if the resource found is the right one. Snippets require Full
           Text Search to be compile time enabled AND to not be disabled with --disable-fts. Using
           --disable-snippets only shows the resources which matched, no context is provided about where the
           match occurred.

       --disable-fts
           If Full Text Search (FTS) is available, this option allows it to be disabled for one off searches.
           This returns results slightly using particular properties to match the search terms (like
           "nie:title") instead of looking for the search terms amongst ALL properties. It is more limiting to
           do this, but sometimes searching without FTS can yield better results if the FTS ranking is off.

       --disable-color
           This disables any ANSI color use on the command line. By default this is enabled to make it easier to
           see results.

SEE ALSO

       tracker3-status(1), tracker3-tag(1), tracker3-info(1).

  3.7.1                                            03/31/2024                                 TRACKER3-SEARCH(1)