<h1><a href="../cli/npm-help-search.html">npm-help-search</a></h1> <p>Search npm help documentation</p> <h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2> <pre><code>npm help-search some search terms </code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>This command will search the npm markdown documentation files for the terms provided, and then list the results, sorted by relevance.</p> <p>If only one result is found, then it will show that help topic.</p> <p>If the argument to <code>npm help</code> is not a known help topic, then it will call <code>help-search</code>. It is rarely if ever necessary to call this command directly.</p> <h2 id="configuration">CONFIGURATION</h2> <h3 id="long">long</h3> <ul> <li>Type: Boolean</li> <li>Default false</li> </ul> <p>If true, the "long" flag will cause help-search to output context around where the terms were found in the documentation.</p> <p>If false, then help-search will just list out the help topics found.</p> <h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2> <ul> <li><a href="../cli/npm.html">npm(1)</a></li> <li><a href="../misc/npm-faq.html">npm-faq(7)</a></li> <li><a href="../cli/npm-help.html">npm-help(1)</a></li> </ul>