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+# vcpkg search
+
+**The latest version of this documentation is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/docs/commands/search.md).**
+
+## Synopsis
+
+```no-highlight
+vcpkg search [options] [query]
+```
+
+## Description
+
+Searches for available packages by name and description.
+
+Search performs a case-insensitive search through all available package names and descriptions. The results are displayed in a tabular format.
+
+## Example
+```no-highlight
+$ vcpkg search zlib
+miniz                    2.2.0#1          Single C source file zlib-replacement library
+zlib                     1.2.12#1         A compression library
+zlib-ng                  2.0.6            zlib replacement with optimizations for 'next generation' systems
+```
+
+## Options
+
+All vcpkg commands support a set of [common options](common-options.md).
+
+### `--x-full-desc`
+
+**Experimental and may change or be removed at any time**
+
+Do not truncate long descriptions.
+
+By default, long descriptions will be truncated to keep the tabular output browsable.
+
+[Registries]: ../users/registries.md