TRACKER3\-SEARCH
Section: Tracker manual (1)
Updated: 04/03/2021
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NAME
tracker3-search - Search for content by type or across all types
SYNOPSIS
tracker3 search [options...] [[expression1] ...]
DESCRIPTION
tracker3 search searches all indexed content for expression. The resource in which expression matches must exist (see --all for more information). All results are returned in ascending order. In all cases, if no expression is given for an argument (like --folders for example) then ALL items in that category are returned instead.
expression
-
One or more terms to search. The default operation is a logical AND. For logical OR operations, see -r.
OPTIONS
-f, --files
-
Search for files of any type matching
expression
(optional).
-s, --folders
-
Search for folders matching
expression
(optional).
-m, --music
-
Search for music files matching
expression
(optional).
--music-albums
-
Search for music albums matching
expression
(optional).
--music-artists
-
Search for music artists matching
expression
(optional).
-i, --images
-
Search for images matching
expression
(optional).
-v, --videos
-
Search for videos matching
expression
(optional).
-t, --documents
-
Search for documents matching
expression
(optional).
-e, --emails
-
Search for emails matching
expression
(optional). Returns a list of subjects for emails found.
-c, --contacts
-
Search for contacts matching
expression
(optional). Returns a list of names and email addresses found.
--software
-
Search for software installed matching
expression
(optional). Returns a list of desktop files and application titles found.
--software-categories
-
Search for software categories matching
expression
(optional). Returns a list of urns and their categories (e.g. Settings, Video, Utility, etc).
--feeds
-
Search through RSS feed information matching
expression
(optional). Returns a list of those found.
-b, --bookmarks
-
Search through bookmarks matching
expression
(optional). Returns a list titles and links for each bookmark found.
-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 command line switches except
--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).