Find an npm library from the command line

When looking for a new package to use with npm you can use npm search <string>. This will query npm and return 20 - 25 results that match your search.

> npm search react-router
NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS
react-router              | Declarative routing… | =ryanflorence   | 2017-08-24 |          | react router 
react-router-dom          | DOM bindings for…    | =mjackson…      | 2017-08-24 |          | react router 
react-router-redux        | Ruthlessly simple…   | =jlongster…     | 2017-02-10 |          | react redux r
react-router-native       | React Native…        | =jmurzy…        | 2017-08-24 |          |
react-router-config       | Static route config… | =mjackson…      | 2017-08-24 |          | react router 
react-router-bootstrap    | Integration between… | =monastic.panic… | 2017-04-19 |          | react react-
react-router-scroll       | React Router scroll… | =taion          | 2017-04-10 |          | react react r
react-native-router-flux  | React Native Router… | =aksonov        | 2017-08-23 |          |
...

There doesn't seem to be a way to search by date, version or popularity, but if you pass the --long flag you'll be able to see the entire description. Without the --long flag the results will be truncated to fit onto one line.