# `mix npm.search`
[🔗](https://github.com/elixir-volt/npm_ex/blob/v0.7.4/lib/mix/tasks/npm.search.ex#L1)

Search for packages on the npm registry.

    mix npm.search lodash
    mix npm.search react --limit 5

Returns matching packages with descriptions.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*