UKUI-SEARCH-SERVICE(1)

💖 UKUI-SEARCH-SERVICE 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual section 1, aka the part of the manual where we talk about ukui-search-service, the literal data service that makes search work in the UKUI desktop environment. she's the backbone, she's the main character, she's doing the most so your files can be findable. periodt. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ukui-search-service [options]

just run her, optionally with some flags. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

• -h, --help — shows you the help for the commandline options. she's helpful like that, we love a communicative queen. 💅
• --help-all — same energy but extra, because it also includes the generic Qt options. the full scoop, no cap. ✨
• -v, --version — spills the version information. who is she? now you know. 👑
• -q, --quit — stops the service. she's logging off, closing the group chat, going to bed. 😭
• -m, --monitor — pops up the index monitor window. it's giving surveillance but make it cute. 🫶
• -s, --status — shows the status of the file index service. vibe check on the indexer, fr fr. 🔥
• -u, --update <indexType> — stops whatever index job is currently running and performs incremental updates for <indexType>. note it's incremental, not a full rebuild — she's efficient, she's got places to be. ⭐

heads up bestie: --update takes an argument, so don't just yeet -u into the terminal by itself. give her the <indexType> she's asking for. 🍓

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the full documentation for ukui-search-service is maintained as a Texinfo manual. so if the info and ukui-search-service programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info ukui-search-service

should give you access to the complete manual. the whole lore, the extended cut, the director's commentary. 💜

💌 one last thing 💌

this page is dated October 2025, and it lives in the UKUI-SEARCH-SERVICE(1) corner of the manual-verse (section 1, General Commands Manual, if we're being fancy). go forth and search your files, you absolute icon. mwah. 💖🧚🌸