Add search command to find packages based on query

[Alija från Flocken]

I often find myself needing to install a package but not remembering or knowing it's exact name. In this scenario, it would be useful to have a search command that would show a list of packages with similar names as the input argument.

This feature already sort of exists as part of the install command; if an invalid package name is supplied, it shows a list of packages with similar names, e.g., elm package install elm-lang/htmll outputs this:

Error: Could not find any packages named elm-lang/htmll.

Here are some packages that have similar names:

    elm-lang/html
    elm-lang/http
    elm-lang/dom
    elm-lang/core

Maybe you want one of those?

It should be relatively simple to use this same feature - Error.nearbyNames - to implement a search command that does essentially the same thing, but with slightly different copy.

I tried this myself, but have been unsuccessful due to lack of time and trouble building elm-package on my machine, so I thought I'd create an issue before putting in too much effort. (Edit: If someone could point me in directions to instructions on how to build from source, that'd be much appreciated 😇 )

Is this a good idea, does it exist (and I'm blind), or should install be used for this purpose?

[Process Bot]

Thanks for the issue! Make sure it satisfies this checklist. My human colleagues will appreciate it!

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