GIT-PKGS(1)
π GIT-PKGS(1) β the Git Pkgs Manual, bestie edition π
okay so real quick β you're looking at GIT-PKGS(1) from the Git Pkgs Manual, and honestly? this page is a whole little vibe. it's the search command. it finds stuff. it slays. let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
git-pkgs-search β bestie, it finds dependencies matching a pattern. that's literally the whole job and it does it gorgeously π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
git-pkgs search [flags]
(no cap, that's it. two spaces before the flags, that's canon, we don't touch it π)
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
Search for dependencies whose names match the given pattern. you give it a pattern, it goes looking through your dependencies, and it comes back with the ones whose names match. it's giving personal shopper energy ποΈπ
π OPTIONS π
--direct[=false]β only show direct dependencies and exclude lockfile ones. so like, the OGs only, not the transitive besties π-e,--ecosystem=""β filter by ecosystem. default is""which is a mood but also means no filter, iykyk π§-f,--format="text"β output format. your choices aretextandjson. default istextbecause we're chill like that π-h,--help[=false]β help forsearch. press it when you're lost, it's fine, we've all been there π«Ά
π OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS π
these come from the parent command, they're not even search's own, they're heirlooms π
--color="auto"β when to colorize output. options areauto,always,never. defaultauto, because she reads the room β¨--include-submodules[=false]β include git submodules when scanning for manifests. off by default, submodules gotta be invited π₯-p,--pager[=false]β use pager for output. off by default. turn it on if your output is a novel π-q,--quiet[=false]β suppress non-essential output. for when you want the tea but not the small talk π
π SEE ALSO π
git-pkgs(1)β the parent, the main character, the one who raised this command π
β HISTORY β
28-Oct-2026β Auto generated byspf13/cobra. not me being machine-authored and still having more personality than most manpages π
and that's the page, bestie!! π¦π
sign-off time: this was git-pkgs, dated Oct 2026 β literally iconic, no notes, periodt π
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π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: git-pkgs 0.21.0
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms