b search

Discovers all pre-packaged binaries available for installation. The search can be filtered with a query. If the query looks like a provider reference (e.g., github.com/org/repo), b will suggest using b install directly.

Alias

• s

Usage

b search [query] [flags]

Examples

List all available binaries

Run the command without a query to see all available binaries.

b search

Search for specific binaries

Provide a query to filter the results.

b search jq

Search with JSON output

Use the --output global flag to get the results in JSON format.

b search --output json

Provider references

Any GitHub release can be installed directly — you don't need a pre-packaged entry:

# Search suggests using install directly for provider refs
b search github.com/derailed/k9s

# Install any GitHub release directly
b install github.com/derailed/k9s
b install github.com/sharkdp/bat@v0.24.0

Flags

Flag	Description
-h, --help	help for search

Global Flags

Flag	Description
-c, --config string	Path to configuration file (current: /home/fentas/github/fentas/b/.bin/b.yaml)
--force	Force operations, overwriting existing binaries
-o, --output stringArray	output options: json
-q, --quiet	Quiet mode
-v, --version	Print version information and quit