diff --git a/utils/plist.c b/utils/plist.c
index 0f78ea8baae..bc7d490b03e 100644
--- a/utils/plist.c
+++ b/utils/plist.c
@@ -155,6 +155,26 @@ xbps_get_array_iter_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t dict, const char *key)
 	return prop_array_iterator(array);
 }
 
+const char *
+xbps_get_pkgidx_string(const char *repofile)
+{
+	const char *res;
+	char plist[PATH_MAX], *len;
+
+	assert(repofile != NULL);
+
+	/* Add full path to pkg-index.plist file */
+	len = strncpy(plist, repofile, sizeof(plist) - 1);
+	if (sizeof(*len) >= sizeof(plist))
+		return NULL;
+
+	plist[sizeof(plist) - 1] = '\0';
+	strncat(plist, "/", sizeof(plist) - strlen(plist) - 1);
+	strncat(plist, XBPS_PKGINDEX, sizeof(plist) - strlen(plist) - 1);
+	res = plist;
+
+	return res;
+}
 
 bool
 xbps_remove_string_from_array(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
@@ -350,26 +370,74 @@ xbps_show_pkg_info(prop_dictionary_t dict)
 	prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
 }
 
+bool
+xbps_show_pkg_namedesc(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
+{
+	const char *pkgname, *desc, *ver, *string = arg;
+
+	assert(prop_object_type(obj) == PROP_TYPE_DICTIONARY);
+	assert(string != NULL);
+
+	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "pkgname", &pkgname);
+	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "short_desc", &desc);
+	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "version", &ver);
+	assert(ver != NULL);
+
+	if ((strstr(pkgname, string) || strstr(desc, string)))
+		printf("\t%s-%s - %s\n", pkgname, ver, desc);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool
+xbps_search_string_in_pkgs(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
+{
+	prop_dictionary_t dict;
+	const char *repofile, *plist, *pkgstring = arg;
+
+	assert(prop_object_type(obj) == PROP_TYPE_STRING);
+	assert(pkgstring != NULL);
+
+	/* Get the location of pkgindex file. */
+	repofile = prop_string_cstring_nocopy(obj);
+	assert(repofile != NULL);
+
+	/* Get string for pkg-index.plist with full path. */
+	plist = xbps_get_pkgidx_string(repofile);
+	if (plist == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	dict = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_file(plist);
+	if (dict == NULL || prop_dictionary_count(dict) == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	printf("From %s repository ...\n", repofile);
+	xbps_callback_array_iter_in_dict(dict, "packages",
+	    xbps_show_pkg_namedesc, (void *)pkgstring);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool
 xbps_show_pkg_info_from_repolist(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 {
 	prop_dictionary_t dict, pkgdict;
 	prop_string_t oloc;
-	const char *repofile, *repoloc;
-	char plist[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *repofile, *repoloc, *plist;
 
 	assert(prop_object_type(obj) == PROP_TYPE_STRING);
 
 	/* Get the location */
 	repofile = prop_string_cstring_nocopy(obj);
 
-	/* Add full path to pkg-index.plist file */
-	strncpy(plist, repofile, sizeof(plist) - 1);
-	plist[sizeof(plist) - 1] = '\0';
-	strncat(plist, "/", sizeof(plist) - strlen(plist) - 1);
-	strncat(plist, XBPS_PKGINDEX, sizeof(plist) - strlen(plist) - 1);
+	/* Get string for pkg-index.plist with full path. */
+	plist = xbps_get_pkgidx_string(repofile);
+	if (plist == NULL)
+		return false;
 
 	dict = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_file(plist);
+	if (dict == NULL || prop_dictionary_count(dict) == 0)
+		return false;
 	pkgdict = xbps_find_pkg_in_dict(dict, arg);
 	if (pkgdict == NULL)
 		return false;
diff --git a/utils/plist.h b/utils/plist.h
index 0281e6bffc1..4bc4f38c04b 100644
--- a/utils/plist.h
+++ b/utils/plist.h
@@ -132,5 +132,8 @@ bool xbps_list_strings_in_array(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
 bool xbps_list_strings_in_array2(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
 bool xbps_remove_string_from_array(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
 bool xbps_show_pkg_info_from_repolist(prop_object_t obj, void *, bool *);
+bool xbps_show_pkg_namedesc(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
+bool xbps_search_string_in_pkgs(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
+const char *xbps_get_pkgidx_string(const char *);
 
 #endif /* !_XBPS_PLIST_H_ */
diff --git a/utils/xbps-bin.c b/utils/xbps-bin.c
index 26697e98754..f455a98e4fa 100644
--- a/utils/xbps-bin.c
+++ b/utils/xbps-bin.c
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ usage(void)
 {
 	printf("Usage: xbps-bin [action] [arguments]\n\n"
 	" Available actions:\n"
-        "    repo-add, repo-list, repo-rm, show\n"
+        "    repo-add, repo-list, repo-rm, search, show\n"
 	" Action arguments:\n"
 	"    repo-add\t[<URI>]\n"
 	"    repo-list\t[none]\n"
 	"    repo-rm\t[<URI>]\n"
+	"    search\t[<string>]\n"
 	"    show\t[<pkgname>]\n"
 	"\n"
 	" Examples:\n"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ usage(void)
 	"    $ xbps-bin repo-add http://www.location.org/xbps-repo\n"
 	"    $ xbps-bin repo-list\n"
 	"    $ xbps-bin repo-rm /path/to/directory\n"
+	"    $ xbps-bin search klibc\n"
 	"    $ xbps-bin show klibc\n");
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -154,8 +156,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	prop_dictionary_t dict;
 	repo_info_t *rinfo = NULL;
-	const char *dpkgidx;
-	char plist[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *dpkgidx, *repolist;
 
 	if (argc < 2)
 		usage();
@@ -170,13 +171,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			exit(EINVAL);
 
 		/* Temp buffer to verify pkgindex file. */
-		strncpy(plist, dpkgidx, sizeof(plist) - 1);
-		plist[sizeof(plist) - 1] = '\0';
-		strncat(plist, "/", sizeof(plist) - strlen(plist) - 1);
-		strncat(plist, XBPS_PKGINDEX,
-		    sizeof(plist) - strlen(plist) - 1);
+		repolist = xbps_get_pkgidx_string(dpkgidx);
+		if (repolist == NULL)
+			exit(EINVAL);
 
-		dict = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_file(plist);
+		dict = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_file(repolist);
 		if (dict == NULL) {
 			printf("Directory %s does not contain any "
 			    "xbps pkgindex file.\n", dpkgidx);
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			exit(ENOMEM);
 
 		if (!pkgindex_getinfo(dict, rinfo)) {
-			printf("'%s' is incomplete.\n", plist);
+			printf("'%s' is incomplete.\n", repolist);
 			free(rinfo);
 			exit(EINVAL);
 		}
@@ -232,6 +231,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			exit(EINVAL);
 		}
 
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "search") == 0) {
+		/* Search for a package by looking at short_desc. */
+		if (argc != 3)
+			usage();
+
+		xbps_callback_array_iter_in_dict(getrepolist_dict(),
+		    "repository-list", xbps_search_string_in_pkgs, argv[2]);
+
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "show") == 0) {
 		/* Shows info about a binary package. */
 		if (argc != 3)
@@ -245,6 +252,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			exit(EINVAL);
 		}
 
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "install") == 0) {
+		/* Installs a binary package and required deps. */
+		if (argc != 3)
+			usage();
+
 	} else {
 		usage();
 	}