1---
2title: npm-help-search
3section: 1
4description: Search npm help documentation
5---
6
7### Synopsis
8
9```bash
10npm help-search <text>
11```
12
13Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
14
15### Description
16
17This command will search the npm markdown documentation files for the terms
18provided, and then list the results, sorted by relevance.
19
20If only one result is found, then it will show that help topic.
21
22If the argument to `npm help` is not a known help topic, then it will call
23`help-search`.  It is rarely if ever necessary to call this command
24directly.
25
26### Configuration
27
28#### `long`
29
30* Default: false
31* Type: Boolean
32
33Show extended information in `ls`, `search`, and `help-search`.
34
35
36
37### See Also
38
39* [npm](/commands/npm)
40* [npm help](/commands/npm-help)
41