Search Packages

Soar provides powerful search capabilities to help you find the packages you need. This guide covers all search operations and features.

Basic Search

To search for packages, use the soar search command:

soar search <query>

Search Options

The search checks for the partial match in pkg_id, pkg_name, pkg and target from provides.

Case-Sensitive Search

For exact case matching:

soar search <query> --exact

Query Command

The query command provides detailed package information:

soar query bat

Search Patterns

Partial Matching

# Matches any package containing "fire"
soar search fire

# Matches any package containing "code"
soar search code