tldr/pages/windows/choco-search.md

choco search

Search for a local or remote package with Chocolatey. Homepage: 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}} --exact

• Confirm all prompts automatically:

choco search {{query}} --yes

• Specify a custom source to search for packages in:

choco search {{query}} --source {{source_url|alias}}

• Provide a username and password for authentication:

choco search {{query}} --user {{username}} --password {{password}}