#1136280 The help of localsearch is bogus

Package:
tracker-extract
Source:
tracker-extract
Description:
metadata database, indexer and search tool - metadata extractors
Submitter:
Md Ayq
Date:
2026-05-11 11:51:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1136280#5
Date:
2026-05-11 11:49:12 UTC
From:
To:
It's impossible to get help about `localsearch reset` by usual means. Here is what I tried:

$ man localsearch
No manual entry for localsearch
$ info localsearch
info: No menu item 'localsearch' in node '(dir)Top'
$ localsearch --help
usage: localsearch [--version] [--help]
             <command> [<args>]

Available localsearch commands are:
    daemon         Start, stop, restart and list daemons responsible for indexing content
    extract        Extract metadata from a file
    index          Trigger content indexing of a location
    info           Retrieve all information available for a certain file
    reset          Reset the index and configuration
    search         Search for content
    status         Provide status and statistics on the data indexed
    tag            Add, remove and list tags
    test-sandbox   Sandbox for a testing environment

See “localsearch help <command>” to read about a specific subcommand.
$ localsearch help reset
“help” is not a localsearch command. See “localsearch --help”

These messages together are inconsistent.

If “reset” is a command, I expect that the suggestion ‘See “localsearch help <command>” to read about a specific subcommand.’ is changed or that `localsearch help reset` shows the usage of the command “reset” instead of saying that “reset” is not a localsearch command. If “reset” is no longer a command, it should be dropped from the help.

Gratefully!