nix search

Search for packages in a Nix flake. See also: nix3 flake for information about flakes. More information: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-search.html.

• Search nixpkgs for a package based on its name or description:

nix search nixpkgs search_term…

• Show description of a package from nixpkgs:

nix search nixpkgs#pkg

• Show all packages available from a flake on github:

nix search github:owner/repo