tldr/pages/windows/choco-search.md

choco search

Search for a local or remote package with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-search.

• Search for a package:

choco search {{query}}

• Search for a package locally:

choco search {{query}} --local-only

• Only include exact matches in the results:

choco search {{query}} {{[-e|--exact]}}

• Confirm all prompts automatically:

choco search {{query}} {{[-y|--yes]}}

• Specify a custom source to search for packages in:

choco search {{query}} {{[-s|--source]}} {{source_url|alias}}

• Provide a username and password for authentication:

choco search {{query}} {{[-u|--user]}} {{username}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}}