jdx search
IDE equivalent: Search everywhere
Search symbols across the workspace: types, members, packages and JDK modules. Glob by default ('*Http*Client'), --regex for regexes, bare words match case-insensitively or as camel humps (HMap finds HashMap). --kind narrows to class|interface|enum|record|annotation|method|field|package|module (default: types, packages and modules; pass method|field to scan members). --fuzzy retries a miss by Levenshtein distance. Exits 1 when nothing matches.
Usage#
jdx search [<options>] <pattern>Example#
jdx search '*TypeAdapter*' --kind class --limit 10 --coord com.google.code.gson:gson:2.14.0
search results for '*TypeAdapter*'
class com.google.gson.Gson$FutureTypeAdapter gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.TypeAdapter gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.TypeAdapter$1 gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.TypeAdapter$NullSafeTypeAdapter gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.internal.bind.ArrayTypeAdapter gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.internal.bind.ArrayTypeAdapter$1 gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.internal.bind.CollectionTypeAdapterFactory gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.internal.bind.CollectionTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.internal.bind.DefaultDateTypeAdapter gson-2.14.0.jar
class com.google.gson.internal.bind.DefaultDateTypeAdapter$1 gson-2.14.0.jar
10 of 101 results shown (--limit 101 to see more)
warning MULTI_RELEASE_VARIANT: multi-release gson-2.14.0.jar serves version-specific variants for this JDK (21)Real output — this example ran against the current jdx when the page was built.
Options#
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--kind=(all|type|class|interface|enum|record|annotation|object|companion|method|field|package|module) | Symbol kind to search: all, type, class, interface, enum, record, annotation, method, field, package or module. |
--regex | Treat the pattern as a regex instead of a glob. |
--fuzzy | Levenshtein fallback: when nothing matches, retry within two edits. |
--in=<text> | Only artifacts whose label matches this glob (jar file name or JDK module). |
--package=<text> | Only symbols in packages matching this glob. |
--limit=<int> | Maximum hits shown (default 50); the rest become a truncation footer. |
--jars=<text> | Binary roots: jar files, class directories or globs (repeatable). Merge in front of the selected workspace's roots. |
-w, --workspace=<text> | Use a named workspace (see jdx ws). Explicit --jars merge in front of it. |
--no-jdk | Do not include the running JDK's stdlib (included by default). |
--coord=<text> | Maven coordinate root group:artifact:version (repeatable). Resolved from ~/.gradle/caches and ~/.m2 first; with --fetch, downloaded from Maven repositories into <cache-dir>/m2 with checksum verification. Merges in front of the workspace. |
--repo=<text> | Maven repository base URL for --coord fetches (repeatable, e.g. --repo https://repo.example.com/maven2). Tried in flag order before Maven Central, which stays last as the fallback. Must be an http(s) URL. |
--fetch | Allow downloading --coord artifacts (and their -sources.jar) from Maven repositories (Central by default, --repo to add mirrors). Without it, coordinates resolve from the local caches only. |
--json | Emit machine-readable JSON instead of human-readable text (same information, D-007). |
--no-color | Disable ANSI colors even on a TTY (piped output is always plain). |
--no-daemon | Force in-process execution: do not forward this query to the background daemon even when its socket answers (PROPOSAL.md §14.1). |
-h, --help | Show this message and exit |
Arguments#
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
<pattern> | Search pattern: glob, --regex regex, or bare word. |
Full help text#
Show jdx search --help
jdx search --help
Usage: jdx search [<options>] <pattern>
Search symbols across the workspace: types, members, packages and JDK modules. Glob by default ('*Http*Client'), --regex for regexes, bare words match case-insensitively or as camel humps (HMap finds HashMap). --kind narrows to class|interface|enum|record|annotation|method|field|package|module (default: types, packages and modules; pass method|field to scan members). --fuzzy retries a miss by Levenshtein distance. Exits 1 when nothing matches.
Options:
--kind=(all|type|class|interface|enum|record|annotation|object|companion|method|field|package|module) Symbol kind to search: all, type, class, interface, enum, record, annotation, method, field, package or module.
--regex Treat the pattern as a regex instead of a glob.
--fuzzy Levenshtein fallback: when nothing matches, retry within two edits.
--in=<text> Only artifacts whose label matches this glob (jar file name or JDK module).
--package=<text> Only symbols in packages matching this glob.
--limit=<int> Maximum hits shown (default 50); the rest become a truncation footer.
--jars=<text> Binary roots: jar files, class directories or globs (repeatable). Merge in front of the selected workspace's roots.
-w, --workspace=<text> Use a named workspace (see jdx ws). Explicit --jars merge in front of it.
--no-jdk Do not include the running JDK's stdlib (included by default).
--coord=<text> Maven coordinate root group:artifact:version (repeatable). Resolved from ~/.gradle/caches and ~/.m2 first; with --fetch, downloaded from Maven repositories into <cache-dir>/m2 with checksum verification. Merges in front of the workspace.
--repo=<text> Maven repository base URL for --coord fetches (repeatable, e.g. --repo https://repo.example.com/maven2). Tried in flag order before Maven Central, which stays last as the fallback. Must be an http(s) URL.
--fetch Allow downloading --coord artifacts (and their -sources.jar) from Maven repositories (Central by default, --repo to add mirrors). Without it, coordinates resolve from the local caches only.
--json Emit machine-readable JSON instead of human-readable text (same information, D-007).
--no-color Disable ANSI colors even on a TTY (piped output is always plain).
--no-daemon Force in-process execution: do not forward this query to the background daemon even when its socket answers (PROPOSAL.md §14.1).
-h, --help Show this message and exit
Arguments:
<pattern> Search pattern: glob, --regex regex, or bare word.Real output — this example ran against the current jdx when the page was built.
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