KIWIX-SEARCH(1)

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okay bestie, so this is a manual page for the kiwix-search command — it lives in the User Commands section of the manual (that's the (1) vibe, iykyk), and it's literally your little search goblin for ZIM files. it finds articles using a fulltext search pattern. no cap. 🔍💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

kiwix-search — find articles using a fulltext search pattern

like... that's the whole job. you give it a pattern, it goes and finds stuff. iconic behavior. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

kiwix-search [OPTIONS] ZIM PATTERN

that's it, that's the whole shape of it. options first (optional, as the name suggests 🙈), then the ZIM file, then the PATTERN you're hunting for. slay.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so let's break down the two things you're handing over:

  • ZIM — this is the ZIM file you want to search. like, the actual file. the archive. the whole treasure chest. you're pointing at it and saying "search THIS one bestie." 🎀
  • PATTERN — these are the words or parts of words you want to search for inside that ZIM file. yes, parts of words — so you don't have to type the whole entire thing, which is lowkey a gift. 🫶

and now the flags, because the flags are where the flavor lives:

  • -s, --suggestion — instead of doing a fulltext search, this one suggests article titles based on the PATTERN. so it's like "hmm, you typed this, here are some titles that match" energy, rather than digging through all the actual article text. different vibe, same flag slot. ✨
  • -V, --version — prints the software version. that's it. just tells you what you're working with. not the same as -v btw, watch the case bestie, capital V is the version one. 👀
  • -v, --verbose — gives you details about the search process. so if you're nosy (affectionate) and you wanna see what's going on under the hood while it searches, this is your girl. 💀
heads up: -V (capital) = version, -v (lowercase) = verbose. they are NOT the same flag and they do NOT do the same thing. do not mix them up, i'm begging. 😭

🌈 that's the whole page 🌈

fr fr, that's everything this manpage has to say — no hidden lore, no secret extra options, no bonus chapters. sometimes a page is short and that's just its main character energy. 💜

this page comes from kiwix-tools, dated July 2020, and it's filed under KIWIX-SEARCH(1) in the manual. go forth and search, bestie. 🧚🌸⭐

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