> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# anaconda repo search

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
anaconda repo search [OPTIONS] <NAME>
```

## Description

Searches the repository for packages and artifacts matching the given name. You can filter by artifact family, platform, and control sort and pagination.

## Arguments

Argument

Description

`NAME`

*(required)* Package name to search for

## Options

Option

Default

Description

`-l, --limit <#>`

`50`

Maximum number of results to display

`-o, --offset <#>`

`0`

Offset when displaying results

`-s, --sort <COLUMN>`

`download_count`

Sort by column (use '-' prefix for descending)

`-f, --family <FAMILY>`

Filter by artifact family: `conda`, `python`, `cran`, `anaconda_project`, `anaconda_env`, `notebook`, `gra`

`-p, --platform <PLATFORM>`

Filter by platform (for example, `linux-64`, `osx-64`, `noarch`)

`-h, --help`

Show help for this command

## Examples

**Search for a package by name**

```bash theme={null}
anaconda repo search numpy
```

**Search with limit and artifact family**

```bash theme={null}
anaconda repo search "data" --limit 20 --family conda
```

**Search and sort by downloads (descending)**

```bash theme={null}
anaconda repo search requests --sort -download_count
```