# `mix usage_rules.search_docs`
[🔗](https://github.com/ash-project/usage_rules/blob/v1.2.6/lib/mix/tasks/usage_rules.search_docs.ex#L5)

Searches hexdocs with human-readable output (markdown by default).
If no version is specified, defaults to version used in the current mix project.
If called outside of a mix project or the dependency is not used in the
current mix project, defaults to the latest version.
## Search documentation for all dependencies in the current mix project
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term"
## Search documentation for specific packages
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term" -p ecto -p ash
## Search documentation for specific versions
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term" -p ecto@3.13.2 -p ash@3.5.26
## Control output format and pagination
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term" --output json --page 2 --per-page 20
## Search across all packages on hex
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term" --everywhere
## Search only in titles
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term" --query-by title
## Search in specific fields
    $ mix usage_rules.search_docs "search term" --query-by "doc,title,type"

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