diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36dd6284..a628f332 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2600,6 +2600,8 @@ interact with copyparty using non-browser clients
     `post movie.mkv`
   * `chunk(){ curl -H pw:wark -T- http://127.0.0.1:3923/;}`  
     `chunk <movie.mkv`
+  *  `search() { curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data '{"n":42,"q":"'"${1}"'"}' http://127.0.0.1:3923?srch; }`
+    `search 'name like *.jpg*'`
 
 * bash: when curl and wget is not available or too boring
   * `(printf 'PUT /junk?pw=wark HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n'; cat movie.mkv) | nc 127.0.0.1 3923`
diff --git a/docs/devnotes.md b/docs/devnotes.md
index fce97e1f..724ba142 100644
--- a/docs/devnotes.md
+++ b/docs/devnotes.md
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ authenticate using header `Cookie: cppwd=foo` or url param `&pw=foo`
 | GET | `?th=opus` | convert audio file to 128kbps opus |
 | GET | `?th=caf` | ...in the iOS-proprietary container |
 
-| method | body | result |
-|--|--|--|
-| jPOST | `{"q":"foo"}` | do a server-wide search; see the `[🔎]` search tab `raw` field for syntax |
+| method | params | body | result |
+|--|--|--|--|
+| jPOST | `?srch` | `{"n":42,"q":"foo"}` | do a server-wide search; see the `[🔎]` search tab `raw` field for syntax |
 
 | method | params | body | result |
 |--|--|--|--|