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LOCALSEARCH-TAG(1) LocalSearch manual LOCALSEARCH-TAG(1)

NAME

localsearch-tag - Add, remove and list tags.

SYNOPSIS

localsearch tag FILE [-l <limit>] [-o <offset>] [-r]
localsearch tag -t [-s] [-r] FILE
localsearch tag -a <TAG> [-e <description>]
localsearch tag -d <TAG>

DESCRIPTION

List tags for local files or by the tag labels themselves if -t is used.

It’s also possible to manage tags with the -a and and -d options.

The FILE argument can be either a local path or a URI. It also does not have to be an absolute path.

OPTIONS

-t, --list

List all tags. Results include the number of files associated with that tag and the tag’s unique identifier. You can show the files associated with each tag by using --show-files.

-s, --show-files

Show the files associated with each tag. This option is ONLY available WITH the --list option.

-a, --add=TAG

Add a tag with the name TAG. If no FILE argument is specified, the tag is simply created (if it didn’talready exist) and no files are associated with it.

-d, --delete=TAG

Delete a tag with the name TAG. If no FILE argument is specified, the tag is deleted for ALL files.

-e, --description=STRING

This option ONLY applies when using --add and provides a description to go with the tag label according to STRING.

-l, --limit=N

Limit search to N results. The default is 512.

-o, --offset=N

Offset the search results by N. For example, start at item number 10 in the results. The default is 0.

$ localsearch tag -s -t banana

Should show files in the database that have both the banana tag.

SEE ALSO

localsearch search(1), localsearch info(1).

10/14/2025   3.10.1