CLI Installation

The Code Search CLI provides powerful command-line access to search, replace, and manage repositories.

Installation Methods

macOS

Homebrew (Recommended)

bash brew install aanogueira/tap/code-search

Direct Download

bash # Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) curl -L
https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search-darwin-arm64
-o code-search # Intel curl -L
https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search-darwin-amd64
-o code-search chmod +x code-search sudo mv code-search /usr/local/bin/

Linux

Direct Download

bash # x86_64 curl -L
https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search-linux-amd64
-o code-search # ARM64 curl -L
https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search-linux-arm64
-o code-search chmod +x code-search sudo mv code-search /usr/local/bin/

Install Script

bash curl -sSL https://code-search.techquests.dev/install.sh | bash

Windows

PowerShell

"<https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search-windows-amd64.exe>"
-OutFile "code-search.exe" # Move to PATH Move-Item code-search.exe
C:\Windows\System32\

Scoop

<https://github.com/aanogueira/scoop-bucket> scoop install code-search

Docker

Run from Docker

docker run --rm -it

ghcr.io/techquestsdev/code-search-cli:latest --help

Create an alias

~/.code-search:/root/.code-search ghcr.io/techquestsdev/code-search-cli:latest'

Golang

From Source

go install github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/cmd/cli@latest

This installs to

$GOPATH/bin/cli. You may want to rename it:

mv $GOPATH/bin/cli
$GOPATH/bin/code-search

Verify Installation

Check that the CLI is installed correctly:

code-search --version
# code-search version 1.0.0

code-search --help

Shell Completions

Enable command-line completions for your shell:

Bash

# Add to ~/.bashrc
source <(code-search completion bash)

Zsh

# Add to ~/.zshrc
source <(code-search completion zsh)

# Or generate to fpath
code-search completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_code-search"

Fish

code-search completion fish | source

# Or save to completions directory
code-search completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/code-search.fish

PowerShell

code-search completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression

# Or add to profile
code-search completion powershell >> $PROFILE

Next Steps

• CLI Configuration - Configure the CLI
• Search Commands - Learn to search with the CLI
• Replace Commands - Bulk replace operations