CLI Installation

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

Installation Methods

macOS

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew install techquestsdev/tap/code-search

Direct Download

# Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
curl -L https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv code-search /usr/local/bin/

# Intel
curl -L https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search_Darwin_x86_64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv code-search /usr/local/bin/

Linux

Direct Download

# x86_64
curl -L https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv code-search /usr/local/bin/

# ARM64
curl -L https://github.com/techquestsdev/code-search/releases/latest/download/code-search_Linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv code-search /usr/local/bin/

Windows

PowerShell

Download the latest .zip from the releases page and extract code-search.exe to a directory in your PATH.

Go

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