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---
title: "search"
description: "The search command description and usage"
keywords: "search, hub, images"
---
# search
```markdown
Usage: docker search [OPTIONS] TERM
Search the Docker Hub for images
Options:
-f, --filter value Filter output based on conditions provided (default [])
- is-automated=(true|false)
- is-official=(true|false)
- stars=<number> - image has at least 'number' stars
--format string Pretty-print images using a Go template
--help Print usage
--limit int Max number of search results (default 25)
--no-trunc Don't truncate output
```
## Description
Search [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com) for images
## Examples
### Search images by name
This example displays images with a name containing 'busybox':
```console
$ docker search busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 316 [OK]
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
odise/busybox-python 2 [OK]
azukiapp/busybox This image is meant to be used as the base... 2 [OK]
ofayau/busybox-jvm Prepare busybox to install a 32 bits JVM. 1 [OK]
shingonoide/archlinux-busybox Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Lin... 1 [OK]
odise/busybox-curl 1 [OK]
ofayau/busybox-libc32 Busybox with 32 bits (and 64 bits) libs 1 [OK]
peelsky/zulu-openjdk-busybox 1 [OK]
skomma/busybox-data Docker image suitable for data volume cont... 1 [OK]
elektritter/busybox-teamspeak Lightweight teamspeak3 container based on... 1 [OK]
socketplane/busybox 1 [OK]
oveits/docker-nginx-busybox This is a tiny NginX docker image based on... 0 [OK]
ggtools/busybox-ubuntu Busybox ubuntu version with extra goodies 0 [OK]
nikfoundas/busybox-confd Minimal busybox based distribution of confd 0 [OK]
openshift/busybox-http-app 0 [OK]
jllopis/busybox 0 [OK]
swyckoff/busybox 0 [OK]
powellquiring/busybox 0 [OK]
williamyeh/busybox-sh Docker image for BusyBox's sh 0 [OK]
simplexsys/busybox-cli-powered Docker busybox images, with a few often us... 0 [OK]
fhisamoto/busybox-java Busybox java 0 [OK]
scottabernethy/busybox 0 [OK]
marclop/busybox-solr
```
### <a name="no-trunc"></a> Display non-truncated description (--no-trunc)
This example displays images with a name containing 'busybox',
at least 3 stars and the description isn't truncated in the output:
```console
$ docker search --filter=stars=3 --no-trunc busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 325 [OK]
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made from scratch. Comes in git and cURL flavors. 8 [OK]
```
### <a name="limit"></a> Limit search results (--limit)
The flag `--limit` is the maximum number of results returned by a search. This value could
be in the range between 1 and 100. The default value of `--limit` is 25.
### <a name="filter"></a> Filtering (--filter)
The filtering flag (`-f` or `--filter`) format is a `key=value` pair. If there is more
than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g. `--filter is-automated=true --filter stars=3`)
The currently supported filters are:
- stars (int - number of stars the image has)
- is-automated (boolean - true or false) - is the image automated or not
- is-official (boolean - true or false) - is the image official or not
#### stars
This example displays images with a name containing 'busybox' and at
least 3 stars:
```console
$ docker search --filter stars=3 busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 325 [OK]
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
```
#### is-automated
This example displays images with a name containing 'busybox'
and are automated builds:
```console
$ docker search --filter is-automated=true busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
```
#### is-official
This example displays images with a name containing 'busybox', at least
3 stars and are official builds:
```console
$ docker search --filter is-official=true --filter stars=3 busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 325 [OK]
```
### <a name="format"></a> Format the output (--format)
The formatting option (`--format`) pretty-prints search output
using a Go template.
Valid placeholders for the Go template are:
| Placeholder | Description |
|----------------|-----------------------------------|
| `.Name` | Image Name |
| `.Description` | Image description |
| `.StarCount` | Number of stars for the image |
| `.IsOfficial` | "OK" if image is official |
| `.IsAutomated` | "OK" if image build was automated |
When you use the `--format` option, the `search` command will
output the data exactly as the template declares. If you use the
`table` directive, column headers are included as well.
The following example uses a template without headers and outputs the
`Name` and `StarCount` entries separated by a colon (`:`) for all images:
```console
$ docker search --format "{{.Name}}: {{.StarCount}}" nginx
nginx: 5441
jwilder/nginx-proxy: 953
richarvey/nginx-php-fpm: 353
million12/nginx-php: 75
webdevops/php-nginx: 70
h3nrik/nginx-ldap: 35
bitnami/nginx: 23
evild/alpine-nginx: 14
million12/nginx: 9
maxexcloo/nginx: 7
```
This example outputs a table format:
```console
$ docker search --format "table {{.Name}}\t{{.IsAutomated}}\t{{.IsOfficial}}" nginx
NAME AUTOMATED OFFICIAL
nginx [OK]
jwilder/nginx-proxy [OK]
richarvey/nginx-php-fpm [OK]
jrcs/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion [OK]
million12/nginx-php [OK]
webdevops/php-nginx [OK]
```
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