NAME

     gnunet-search — a command line interface to search for content on GNUnet

SYNOPSIS

     gnunet-search [-a LEVEL | --anonymity=LEVEL] [-c FILENAME | --config=FILENAME] [-h | --help]
                   [-L LOGLEVEL | --loglevel=LOGLEVEL] [-l FILENAME | --logfile=FILENAME]
                   [-o FILENAME | --output=FILENAME] [-n | --no-network] [-N VALUE | --results=VALUE]
                   [-t DELAY | --timeout=DELAY] [-v | --version] [-V | --verbose] ⟨KEYWORD⟩ ⟨+KEYWORD⟩ | ⟨URI⟩
                   ⟨+URI⟩

DESCRIPTION

     Search for content on GNUnet.  The keywords are case-sensitive.  gnunet-search can be used both for a
     search in the global namespace as well as for searching a private subspace.  The options are as follows:

     -a LEVEL | --anonymity=LEVEL
             This option can be used to specify additional anonymity constraints.  The default is 1.  If set to
             0, GNUnet will publish the file non-anonymously and in fact sign the advertisement for the file
             using your peer's private key.  This will allow other users to download the file as fast as
             possible, including using non-anonymous methods (discovery via DHT and CADET transfer).  If you set
             it to 1 (default), you use the standard anonymous routing algorithm (which does not explicitly leak
             your identity).  However, a powerful adversary may still be able to perform traffic analysis
             (statistics) to over time discovery your identity.  You can gain better privacy by specifying a
             higher level of anonymity (using values above 1).  This tells FS that it must hide your own
             requests in equivalent-looking cover traffic.  This should confound an adversaries traffic
             analysis, increasing the time and effort it would take to discover your identity.  However, it also
             can significantly reduce performance, as your requests will be delayed until sufficient cover
             traffic is available.  The specific numeric value (for anonymity levels above 1) is simple: Given
             an anonymity level L (above 1), each request FS makes on your behalf must be hidden in L-1
             equivalent requests of cover traffic (traffic your peer routes for others) in the same time-period.
             The time-period is twice the average delay by which GNUnet artificially delays traffic.  Note that
             regardless of the anonymity level you choose, peers that cache content in the network always use
             anonymity level 1.

     -c FILENAME | --config=FILENAME
             Use the configuration file FILENAME (default: ~/.config/gnunet.conf)

     -h | --help
             Print the help page.

     -L LOGLEVEL | --loglevel=LOGLEVEL
             Change the loglevel.  Possible values for LOGLEVEL are ERROR, WARNING, INFO and DEBUG.

     -l FILENAME | --logfile=FILENAME
             Write logs to FILENAME.

     -o FILENAME | --output=FILENAME
             Writes a GNUnet directory containing all of the search results to FILENAME.

     -n | --no-network
             Only search locally, do not forward requests to other peers.

     -N VALUE | --results=VALUE
             Automatically terminate the search after receiving VALUE results.

     -t DELAY | --timeout=DELAY
             Automatically timeout search after DELAY.  The value given must be a number followed by a space and
             a time unit, for example "500 ms".  Note that the quotes are required on the shell.  Otherwise the
             search runs until gnunet-search is aborted with CTRL-C.

     -v | --version
             print the version number

     -V | --verbose
             print meta data from search results as well
     You can run gnunet-search with an URI instead of a keyword.  The URI can have the format for a namespace
     search or for a keyword search.  For a namespace search, the format is

           gnunet://fs/sks/NAMESPACE/IDENTIFIER

     For a keyword search, use

           gnunet://fs/ksk/KEYWORD[+KEYWORD]*

     If the format does not correspond to a GNUnet URI, GNUnet will automatically assume that keywords are
     supplied directly.

     If multiple keywords are passed, gnunet-search will look for content matching any of the keywords.  The
     prefix "+" makes a keyword mandatory.

FILES

     ~/.config/gnunet.conf GNUnet configuration file; specifies the default value for the timeout

EXAMPLES

           $ gnunet-search Das Kapital

     Searches for content matching the keyword "Das Kapital".

           $ gnunet-search +Das +Kapital

     Searches for content matching both mandatory keywords "Das" and "Kapital".

     Search results are printed by gnunet-search like this:

             gnunet-download -o "COPYING" gnunet://fs/chk/HASH1.HASH2.SIZE
                     Description: The GNU General Public License
                     Mime-type: text/plain

     The  first line contains the command to run to download the file.  The suggested filename in the example is
     COPYING.  The GNUnet URI consists of the key and query hash of the file and finally the size of  the  file.
     After  the  command  to  download the file, GNUnet will print meta-data about the file as advertised in the
     search result.  The meta-data here is the description ("The GNU General Public License") and the  mime-type
     ("text-plain").  See the options for gnunet-publish(1) on how to supply meta-data by hand.

SEE ALSO

     gnunet-download(1), gnunet-fs-gtk(1), gnunet-publish(1), gnunet.conf(5)

     The full documentation for gnunet is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info(1) and gnunet programs
     are properly installed at your site, the command

           info gnunet

     should give you access to the complete handbook,

           info gnunet-c-tutorial

     will give you access to a tutorial for developers.

     Depending on your installation, this information is also available in gnunet(7) and gnunet-c-tutorial(7).

BUGS

     Report bugs by using https://bugs.gnunet.org or by sending electronic mail to ⟨gnunet-developers@gnu.org⟩.