This exists and searches `search.nixos.org` for a few reasons: - you may want to search without downloading and indexing nixpkgs and the hydra results yourself

This exists and searches `search.nixos.org` for a few reasons: - you may want to search without downloading and indexing nixpkgs and the hydra results yourself - you may want to search by the name of the binaries/programs that will be installed, which is impossible to do by looking through a local package store alone - you may want the search to be fast - you may want to search from the command line `nix search` is a cruel joke which doesn't allow searching by the name/program that would be installed, only package name, and requires a flake name every time. Absolutely terrible interface. My tool is a single-install binary that performs fast and accurate search to help you find the right package name to install a given binary. I don't understand how after years of using other package managers anyone could want a search tool that does anything other than this by default. For more details on why this exists, check out https://github.com/peterldowns/nix-search-cli#motivation https://github.com/peterldowns/nix-search-cli#motivation