diff --git a/lib/commands/completion.js b/lib/commands/completion.js
index 5b7e0d355c63c..c24fb050dcb34 100644
--- a/lib/commands/completion.js
+++ b/lib/commands/completion.js
@@ -29,18 +29,26 @@
 // as an array.
 //
 
+const fs = require('@npmcli/fs')
+const nopt = require('nopt')
+
 const { definitions, shorthands } = require('../utils/config/index.js')
 const { aliases, cmdList, plumbing } = require('../utils/cmd-list.js')
 const aliasNames = Object.keys(aliases)
 const fullList = cmdList.concat(aliasNames).filter(c => !plumbing.includes(c))
-const nopt = require('nopt')
 const configNames = Object.keys(definitions)
 const shorthandNames = Object.keys(shorthands)
 const allConfs = configNames.concat(shorthandNames)
 const { isWindowsShell } = require('../utils/is-windows.js')
-const fileExists = require('../utils/file-exists.js')
+const fileExists = async (file) => {
+  try {
+    const stat = await fs.stat(file)
+    return stat.isFile()
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
 
-const { promisify } = require('util')
 const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
 
 class Completion extends BaseCommand {
@@ -189,12 +197,10 @@ class Completion extends BaseCommand {
 }
 
 const dumpScript = async () => {
-  const fs = require('fs')
-  const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile)
   const { resolve } = require('path')
   const p = resolve(__dirname, '..', 'utils', 'completion.sh')
 
-  const d = (await readFile(p, 'utf8')).replace(/^#!.*?\n/, '')
+  const d = (await fs.readFile(p, 'utf8')).replace(/^#!.*?\n/, '')
   await new Promise((res, rej) => {
     let done = false
     process.stdout.on('error', er => {
diff --git a/lib/commands/search.js b/lib/commands/search.js
index a06ba4031443b..8751e9e7d22fd 100644
--- a/lib/commands/search.js
+++ b/lib/commands/search.js
@@ -3,26 +3,33 @@ const Pipeline = require('minipass-pipeline')
 const libSearch = require('libnpmsearch')
 const log = require('../utils/log-shim.js')
 
-const formatPackageStream = require('../search/format-package-stream.js')
-const packageFilter = require('../search/package-filter.js')
+const formatSearchStream = require('../utils/format-search-stream.js')
+
+function filter (data, include, exclude) {
+  const words = [data.name]
+    .concat(data.maintainers.map(m => `=${m.username}`))
+    .concat(data.keywords || [])
+    .map(f => f && f.trim && f.trim())
+    .filter(f => f)
+    .join(' ')
+    .toLowerCase()
+
+  if (exclude.find(e => match(words, e))) {
+    return false
+  }
 
-function prepareIncludes (args) {
-  return args
-    .map(s => s.toLowerCase())
-    .filter(s => s)
+  return true
 }
 
-function prepareExcludes (searchexclude) {
-  var exclude
-  if (typeof searchexclude === 'string') {
-    exclude = searchexclude.split(/\s+/)
-  } else {
-    exclude = []
+function match (words, pattern) {
+  if (pattern.startsWith('/')) {
+    if (pattern.endsWith('/')) {
+      pattern = pattern.slice(0, -1)
+    }
+    pattern = new RegExp(pattern.slice(1))
+    return words.match(pattern)
   }
-
-  return exclude
-    .map(s => s.toLowerCase())
-    .filter(s => s)
+  return words.indexOf(pattern) !== -1
 }
 
 const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
@@ -50,8 +57,8 @@ class Search extends BaseCommand {
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       ...this.npm.flatOptions.search,
-      include: prepareIncludes(args),
-      exclude: prepareExcludes(this.npm.flatOptions.search.exclude),
+      include: args.map(s => s.toLowerCase()).filter(s => s),
+      exclude: this.npm.flatOptions.search.exclude.split(/\s+/),
     }
 
     if (opts.include.length === 0) {
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ class Search extends BaseCommand {
 
     class FilterStream extends Minipass {
       write (pkg) {
-        if (packageFilter(pkg, opts.include, opts.exclude)) {
+        if (filter(pkg, opts.include, opts.exclude)) {
           super.write(pkg)
         }
       }
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ class Search extends BaseCommand {
 
     // Grab a configured output stream that will spit out packages in the
     // desired format.
-    const outputStream = formatPackageStream({
+    const outputStream = formatSearchStream({
       args, // --searchinclude options are not highlighted
       ...opts,
     })
diff --git a/lib/commands/view.js b/lib/commands/view.js
index 403d09d813dc7..d78ee77dc0a3d 100644
--- a/lib/commands/view.js
+++ b/lib/commands/view.js
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ class View extends BaseCommand {
 
     function getFields (d, f, pref) {
       f = f || []
-      if (!d) {
-        return f
-      }
       pref = pref || []
       Object.keys(d).forEach((k) => {
         if (k.charAt(0) === '_' || k.indexOf('.') !== -1) {
diff --git a/lib/search/package-filter.js b/lib/search/package-filter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bb0ae679bdccd..0000000000000
--- a/lib/search/package-filter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = filter
-function filter (data, include, exclude, opts) {
-  return typeof data === 'object' &&
-         filterWords(data, include, exclude, opts)
-}
-
-function getWords (data, opts) {
-  return [data.name]
-    .concat((opts && opts.description) ? data.description : [])
-    .concat((data.maintainers || []).map(m => `=${m.name}`))
-    .concat(data.versions && data.versions.length && data.url && ('<' + data.url + '>'))
-    .concat(data.keywords || [])
-    .map(f => f && f.trim && f.trim())
-    .filter(f => f)
-    .join(' ')
-    .toLowerCase()
-}
-
-function filterWords (data, include, exclude, opts) {
-  var words = getWords(data, opts)
-  for (var i = 0, l = include.length; i < l; i++) {
-    if (!match(words, include[i])) {
-      return false
-    }
-  }
-
-  for (i = 0, l = exclude.length; i < l; i++) {
-    if (match(words, exclude[i])) {
-      return false
-    }
-  }
-
-  return true
-}
-
-function match (words, pattern) {
-  if (pattern.charAt(0) === '/') {
-    pattern = pattern.replace(/\/$/, '')
-    pattern = new RegExp(pattern.slice(1))
-    return words.match(pattern)
-  }
-  return words.indexOf(pattern) !== -1
-}
diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index 6f1b1a7244a50..a5eac8c826c84 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ define('searchexclude', {
   `,
   flatten (key, obj, flatOptions) {
     flatOptions.search = flatOptions.search || { limit: 20 }
-    flatOptions.search.exclude = obj[key]
+    flatOptions.search.exclude = obj[key].toLowerCase()
   },
 })
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/file-exists.js b/lib/utils/file-exists.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 605472536aab0..0000000000000
--- a/lib/utils/file-exists.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs')
-const util = require('util')
-
-const stat = util.promisify(fs.stat)
-
-const fileExists = (file) => stat(file)
-  .then((stat) => stat.isFile())
-  .catch(() => false)
-
-module.exports = fileExists
diff --git a/lib/utils/format-bytes.js b/lib/utils/format-bytes.js
index d7cf6d144e339..d293001df5524 100644
--- a/lib/utils/format-bytes.js
+++ b/lib/utils/format-bytes.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const formatBytes = (bytes, space = true) => {
     return `${(bytes / 1000000).toFixed(1)}${spacer}MB`
   }
 
+  // GB
   return `${(bytes / 1000000000).toFixed(1)}${spacer}GB`
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/search/format-package-stream.js b/lib/utils/format-search-stream.js
similarity index 70%
rename from lib/search/format-package-stream.js
rename to lib/utils/format-search-stream.js
index acead79e1a770..2a2dadd5c3434 100644
--- a/lib/search/format-package-stream.js
+++ b/lib/utils/format-search-stream.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// XXX these output classes should not live in here forever.  it'd be good to
-// split them out, perhaps to libnpmsearch
-
 const Minipass = require('minipass')
 const columnify = require('columnify')
 
@@ -18,32 +15,26 @@ const columnify = require('columnify')
 // The returned stream will format this package data
 // into a byte stream of formatted, displayable output.
 
-module.exports = (opts = {}) =>
-  opts.json ? new JSONOutputStream() : new TextOutputStream(opts)
+module.exports = (opts) => {
+  return opts.json ? new JSONOutputStream() : new TextOutputStream(opts)
+}
 
 class JSONOutputStream extends Minipass {
-  constructor () {
-    super()
-    this._didFirst = false
-  }
+  #didFirst = false
 
   write (obj) {
-    if (!this._didFirst) {
+    if (!this.#didFirst) {
       super.write('[\n')
-      this._didFirst = true
+      this.#didFirst = true
     } else {
       super.write('\n,\n')
     }
 
-    try {
-      return super.write(JSON.stringify(obj))
-    } catch (er) {
-      return this.emit('error', er)
-    }
+    return super.write(JSON.stringify(obj))
   }
 
   end () {
-    super.write(this._didFirst ? ']\n' : '\n[]\n')
+    super.write(this.#didFirst ? ']\n' : '\n[]\n')
     super.end()
   }
 }
@@ -61,14 +52,11 @@ class TextOutputStream extends Minipass {
 }
 
 function prettify (data, num, opts) {
-  opts = opts || {}
   var truncate = !opts.long
 
   var pkg = normalizePackage(data, opts)
 
-  var columns = opts.description
-    ? ['name', 'description', 'author', 'date', 'version', 'keywords']
-    : ['name', 'author', 'date', 'version', 'keywords']
+  var columns = ['name', 'description', 'author', 'date', 'version', 'keywords']
 
   if (opts.parseable) {
     return columns.map(function (col) {
@@ -76,7 +64,10 @@ function prettify (data, num, opts) {
     }).join('\t')
   }
 
-  var output = columnify(
+  // stdout in tap is never a tty
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
+  const maxWidth = process.stdout.isTTY ? process.stdout.getWindowSize()[0] : Infinity
+  let output = columnify(
     [pkg],
     {
       include: columns,
@@ -92,8 +83,8 @@ function prettify (data, num, opts) {
         keywords: { maxWidth: Infinity },
       },
     }
-  )
-  output = trimToMaxWidth(output)
+  ).split('\n').map(line => line.slice(0, maxWidth)).join('\n')
+
   if (opts.color) {
     output = highlightSearchTerms(output, opts.args)
   }
@@ -140,26 +131,6 @@ function colorize (line) {
   return line.split('\u0000').join(uncolor)
 }
 
-function getMaxWidth () {
-  var cols
-  try {
-    var tty = require('tty')
-    var stdout = process.stdout
-    cols = !tty.isatty(stdout.fd) ? Infinity : process.stdout.getWindowSize()[0]
-    cols = (cols === 0) ? Infinity : cols
-  } catch (ex) {
-    cols = Infinity
-  }
-  return cols
-}
-
-function trimToMaxWidth (str) {
-  var maxWidth = getMaxWidth()
-  return str.split('\n').map(function (line) {
-    return line.slice(0, maxWidth)
-  }).join('\n')
-}
-
 function highlightSearchTerms (str, terms) {
   terms.forEach(function (arg, i) {
     str = addColorMarker(str, arg, i)
@@ -169,13 +140,10 @@ function highlightSearchTerms (str, terms) {
 }
 
 function normalizePackage (data, opts) {
-  opts = opts || {}
   return {
     name: data.name,
-    description: opts.description ? data.description : '',
-    author: (data.maintainers || []).map(function (m) {
-      return '=' + m.username
-    }).join(' '),
+    description: data.description,
+    author: data.maintainers.map((m) => `=${m.username}`).join(' '),
     keywords: Array.isArray(data.keywords)
       ? data.keywords.join(' ')
       : typeof data.keywords === 'string'
diff --git a/lib/utils/read-package-name.js b/lib/utils/read-package-name.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ed15987767bb..0000000000000
--- a/lib/utils/read-package-name.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-const { resolve } = require('path')
-const readJson = require('read-package-json-fast')
-async function readLocalPackageName (prefix) {
-  const filepath = resolve(prefix, 'package.json')
-  const json = await readJson(filepath)
-  return json.name
-}
-
-module.exports = readLocalPackageName
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3e55ad623a43..687e9025fe7ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -230,8 +230,13 @@
     ],
     "color": 1,
     "files": "test/{lib,bin,index.js}",
-    "coverage-map": "test/coverage-map.js",
-    "timeout": 600
+    "timeout": 600,
+    "nyc-arg": [
+      "--exclude",
+      "workspaces/**",
+      "--exclude",
+      "tap-snapshots/**"
+    ]
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "rootRepo": false,
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/search.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/search.js.test.cjs
index 139fca25981ce..152e6605676e7 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/search.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/search.js.test.cjs
@@ -9,12 +9,130 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP empty search results > should have expe
 No matches found for "foo"
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search <name> --searchexclude --searchopts > should have filtered expected search results 1`] = `
-NAME                      | AUTHOR          | DATE        | VERSION  | KEYWORDS
-foo                       | =foo            | prehistoric | 1.0.0    |         
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search /<name>/--color > should have expected search results with color 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
+libnpm                    | Collection of…       | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess              | programmatic…        | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    |
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    |
+libnpmorg                 | Programmatic api…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch              | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam                | npm Team management… | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    |
+libnpmhook                | programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish             | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    |
+libnpmfund                | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces    | Retrieves a…         | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+libnpmversion             | library to do the…   | =nlf…           | 2020-11-04 | 1.0.7    |
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    |
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search <name> > should have expected search results 1`] = `
-NAME                      | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
-libnpm                    | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager liblibnpmaccess              | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | @evocateur/libnpmaccess   | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    | @evocateur/libnpmpublish  | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | libnpmorg                 | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teamslibnpmsearch              | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpmlibnpmteam                | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    | libnpmhook                | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm apilibnpmpublish             | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    | libnpmfund                | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund@npmcli/map-workspaces    | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaceslibnpmversion             | =nlf…           | 2020-11-04 | 1.0.7    | @types/libnpmsearch       | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search <name> --color > should have expected search results with color 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
+libnpm                    | Collection of…       | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess              | programmatic…        | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    | 
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | 
+libnpmorg                 | Programmatic api…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch              | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam                | npm Team management… | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    | 
+libnpmhook                | programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish             | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    | 
+libnpmfund                | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces    | Retrieves a…         | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+libnpmversion             | library to do the…   | =nlf…           | 2020-11-04 | 1.0.7    | 
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search <name> --parseable > should have expected search results as parseable 1`] = `
+libnpm	Collection of programmatic APIs for the npm CLI	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2019-07-16 	3.0.1	npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess	programmatic library for \`npm access\` commands	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-11-03 	4.0.1	libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess	programmatic library for \`npm access\` commands	=evocateur	2019-07-16 	3.1.2	
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish	Programmatic API for the bits behind npm publish and unpublish	=evocateur	2019-07-16 	1.2.2	
+libnpmorg	Programmatic api for \`npm org\` commands	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-11-03 	2.0.1	libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch	Programmatic API for searching in npm and compatible registries.	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-12-08 	3.1.0	npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam	npm Team management APIs	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-11-03 	2.0.2	
+libnpmhook	programmatic API for managing npm registry hooks	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-11-03 	6.0.1	npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish	Programmatic API for the bits behind npm publish and unpublish	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-11-03 	4.0.0	
+libnpmfund	Programmatic API for npm fund	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-12-08 	1.0.2	npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces	Retrieves a name:pathname Map for a given workspaces config	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-09-30 	1.0.1	npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+libnpmversion	library to do the things that 'npm version' does	=nlf =ruyadorno =darcyclarke =isaacs	2020-11-04 	1.0.7	
+@types/libnpmsearch	TypeScript definitions for libnpmsearch	=types	2019-09-26 	2.0.1	
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search <name> > should have filtered expected search results 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE        | VERSION  | KEYWORDS
+foo                       |                      | =foo            | prehistoric | 1.0.0    |         
+libnpmversion             |                      | =foo            | prehistoric | 1.0.0    | 
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search <name> text > should have expected search results 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
+libnpm                    | Collection of…       | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess              | programmatic…        | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    | 
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | 
+libnpmorg                 | Programmatic api…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch              | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam                | npm Team management… | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    | 
+libnpmhook                | programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish             | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    | 
+libnpmfund                | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces    | Retrieves a…         | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+libnpmversion             | library to do the…   | =nlf…           | 2020-11-04 | 1.0.7    | 
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search exclude forward slash > results should not have libnpmversion 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
+libnpm                    | Collection of…       | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess              | programmatic…        | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    | 
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | 
+libnpmorg                 | Programmatic api…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch              | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam                | npm Team management… | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    | 
+libnpmhook                | programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish             | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    | 
+libnpmfund                | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces    | Retrieves a…         | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search exclude regex > results should not have libnpmversion 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
+libnpm                    | Collection of…       | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess              | programmatic…        | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    | 
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | 
+libnpmorg                 | Programmatic api…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch              | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam                | npm Team management… | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    | 
+libnpmhook                | programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish             | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    | 
+libnpmfund                | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces    | Retrieves a…         | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search exclude string > results should not have libnpmversion 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS                   
+libnpm                    | Collection of…       | =nlf…           | 2019-07-16 | 3.0.1    | npm api package manager lib
+libnpmaccess              | programmatic…        | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.1    | libnpmaccess
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    | 
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | 
+libnpmorg                 | Programmatic api…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.1    | libnpm npm package manager api orgs teams
+libnpmsearch              | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 3.1.0    | npm search api libnpm
+libnpmteam                | npm Team management… | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 2.0.2    | 
+libnpmhook                | programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 6.0.1    | npm hooks registry npm api
+libnpmpublish             | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-11-03 | 4.0.0    | 
+libnpmfund                | Programmatic API…    | =nlf…           | 2020-12-08 | 1.0.2    | npm npmcli libnpm cli git fund gitfund
+@npmcli/map-workspaces    | Retrieves a…         | =nlf…           | 2020-09-30 | 1.0.1    | npm npmcli libnpm cli workspaces map-workspaces
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/search.js TAP search exclude username with upper case letters > results should not have nlf 1`] = `
+NAME                      | DESCRIPTION          | AUTHOR          | DATE       | VERSION  | KEYWORDS
+@evocateur/libnpmaccess   | programmatic…        | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 3.1.2    |         
+@evocateur/libnpmpublish  | Programmatic API…    | =evocateur      | 2019-07-16 | 1.2.2    | 
+@types/libnpmsearch       | TypeScript…          | =types          | 2019-09-26 | 2.0.1    | 
 `
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs
index 5868e7b04babe..d5b7a3b4a7906 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs
@@ -5,96 +5,102 @@
  * Make sure to inspect the output below.  Do not ignore changes!
  */
 'use strict'
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name array field - 1 element > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP deprecated package with license, bugs, repository and other fields > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
-claudia
-`
+green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
+green is a very important color
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name array field - 2 elements > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+DEPRECATED!! - true
 
-maintainers[0].name = 'claudia'
-maintainers[1].name = 'isaacs'
-`
+keywords:,colors, green, crayola
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name maintainers with email > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+bin:,green
 
-{
-  "maintainers": [
-    {
-      "name": "claudia",
-      "email": "c@yellow.com",
-      "twitter": "cyellow"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "isaacs",
-      "email": "i@yellow.com",
-      "twitter": "iyellow"
-    }
-  ],
-  "name": "yellow"
-}
-`
+dist
+.tarball:,http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 GB
+
+dependencies:
+red: 1.0.0
+yellow: 1.0.0
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name maintainers with url > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+maintainers:
+-,claudia <c@yellow.com>
+-,isaacs <i@yellow.com>
 
-[
-  "claudia (http://c.pink.com)",
-  "isaacs (http://i.pink.com)"
-]
+dist-tags:
+latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name nested field with brackets > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP deprecated package with unicode > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
-"123"
-`
+green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
+green is a very important color
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name readme > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+DEPRECATED ⚠️  - true
 
-a very useful readme
-`
+keywords:,colors, green, crayola
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name several fields > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+bin:,green
 
-{
-  "name": "yellow",
-  "version": "1.0.0"
-}
-`
+dist
+.tarball:,http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 GB
+
+dependencies:
+red: 1.0.0
+yellow: 1.0.0
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info by field name several fields with several versions > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+maintainers:
+-,claudia <c@yellow.com>
+-,isaacs <i@yellow.com>
 
-yellow@1.0.0 'claudia'
-yellow@1.0.1 'claudia'
-yellow@1.0.2 'claudia'
+dist-tags:
+latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info of package in current working dir directory > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package from git > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+
+green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
+green is a very important color
+
+DEPRECATED!! - true
 
+keywords:,colors, green, crayola
 
-blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
+bin:,green
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 GB
+
+dependencies:
+red: 1.0.0
+yellow: 1.0.0
+
+maintainers:
+-,claudia <c@yellow.com>
+-,isaacs <i@yellow.com>
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
-
-published {TIME} ago
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info of package in current working dir non-specific version > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package in cwd directory > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -102,16 +108,15 @@ dist-tags:
 published {TIME} ago
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info of package in current working dir specific version > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package in cwd non-specific version > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -119,38 +124,23 @@ dist-tags:
 published {TIME} ago
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package from git > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
-
-green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
-green is a very important color
-
-DEPRECATED!! - true
-
-keywords:colors, green, crayola
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package in cwd specific version > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
-bin:green
+blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
-
-dependencies:
-red: 1.0.0
-yellow: 1.0.0
-
-maintainers:
--claudia <c@yellow.com>
--isaacs <i@yellow.com>
+.tarball:,http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
-`
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with --json and semver range > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+published {TIME} ago
+`
 
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with --json and semver range > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 [
   {
     "_npmUser": "claudia <claudia@cyan.com>",
@@ -168,7 +158,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with --js
       "tarball": "http://hm.cyan.com/1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "---",
       "fileCount": 1,
-      "unpackedSize": 1
+      "unpackedSize": 1000000
     }
   },
   {
@@ -185,77 +175,44 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with --js
 ]
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with homepage > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with homepage > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 orange@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 http://hm.orange.com
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.orange.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
-
-dist-tags:
-latest: 1.0.0
-`
-
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with license, bugs, repository and other fields > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
-
-green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
-green is a very important color
-
-DEPRECATED!! - true
-
-keywords:colors, green, crayola
-
-bin:green
-
-dist
-.tarball:http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
-
-dependencies:
-red: 1.0.0
-yellow: 1.0.0
-
-maintainers:
--claudia <c@yellow.com>
--isaacs <i@yellow.com>
+.tarball:,http://hm.orange.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with maintainers info as object > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with maintainers info as object > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 pink@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.pink.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.pink.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with more than 25 deps > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with more than 25 deps > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 black@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: 25 | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.black.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.black.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dependencies:
 0: 1.0.0
@@ -288,16 +245,15 @@ dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with no modified time > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with no modified time > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 cyan@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.cyan.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.cyan.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 MB
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -305,16 +261,15 @@ dist-tags:
 published by claudia <claudia@cyan.com>
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with no repo or homepage > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with no repo or homepage > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -322,16 +277,15 @@ dist-tags:
 published {TIME} ago
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log package info package with semver range > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP package with semver range > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -341,10 +295,10 @@ published {TIME} ago
 blue@1.0.1 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.1.tgz
-.shasum:124
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.blue.com/1.0.1.tgz
+.shasum:,124
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 kB
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -352,8 +306,47 @@ dist-tags:
 published over a year from now
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces --json > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names array field - 1 element > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+claudia
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names array field - 2 elements > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+maintainers[0].name = 'claudia'
+maintainers[1].name = 'isaacs'
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names maintainers with email > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+maintainers = [
+  { name: 'claudia', email: 'c@yellow.com', twitter: 'cyellow' },
+  { name: 'isaacs', email: 'i@yellow.com', twitter: 'iyellow' }
+]
+name = 'yellow'
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names maintainers with url > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+[ 'claudia (http://c.pink.com)', 'isaacs (http://i.pink.com)' ]
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names nested field with brackets > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+123
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names readme > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+a very useful readme
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names several fields > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+name = 'yellow'
+version = '1.0.0'
+`
+
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP specific field names several fields with several versions > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+yellow@1.0.0 'claudia'
+yellow@1.0.1 'claudia'
+yellow@1.0.2 'claudia'
+`
 
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces --json > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 {
   "green": {
     "_id": "green",
@@ -406,7 +399,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces --json > must m
       "tarball": "http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "---",
       "fileCount": 1,
-      "unpackedSize": 1
+      "unpackedSize": 1000000000
     }
   },
   "orange": {
@@ -434,29 +427,28 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces --json > must m
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
-
 green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
 green is a very important color
 
 DEPRECATED!! - true
 
-keywords:colors, green, crayola
+keywords:,colors, green, crayola
 
-bin:green
+bin:,green
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 GB
 
 dependencies:
 red: 1.0.0
 yellow: 1.0.0
 
 maintainers:
--claudia <c@yellow.com>
--isaacs <i@yellow.com>
+-,claudia <c@yellow.com>
+-,isaacs <i@yellow.com>
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -465,10 +457,10 @@ dist-tags:
 http://hm.orange.com
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.orange.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.orange.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
@@ -479,13 +471,11 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces nonexistent fie
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces nonexistent field > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
 green:
 orange:
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces single field --json > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
 {
   "green": "green",
   "orange": "orange"
@@ -493,7 +483,6 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces single field --
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces all workspaces single field > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-
 green:
 green
 orange:
@@ -502,55 +491,56 @@ orange
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces one specific workspace > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
-
 green@1.0.0 | ACME | deps: 2 | versions: 2
 green is a very important color
 
 DEPRECATED!! - true
 
-keywords:colors, green, crayola
+keywords:,colors, green, crayola
 
-bin:green
+bin:,green
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1.0 GB
 
 dependencies:
 red: 1.0.0
 yellow: 1.0.0
 
 maintainers:
--claudia <c@yellow.com>
--isaacs <i@yellow.com>
+-,claudia <c@yellow.com>
+-,isaacs <i@yellow.com>
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces remote package name > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-Ignoring workspaces for specified package(s)
-`
-
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces remote package name > must match snapshot 2`] = `
-
 
 pink@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
 
 dist
-.tarball:http://hm.pink.com/1.0.0.tgz
-.shasum:123
-.integrity:---
-.unpackedSize:1 B
+.tarball:,http://hm.pink.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:,123
+.integrity:,---
+.unpackedSize:,1 B
 
 dist-tags:
 latest: 1.0.0
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces single workspace --json > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces remote package name > should have warning of ignoring workspaces 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Array [
+    "Ignoring workspaces for specified package(s)",
+  ],
+]
+`
 
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces single workspace --json > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 {
   "green": {
     "_id": "green",
@@ -603,7 +593,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP workspaces single workspace --json > must
       "tarball": "http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "---",
       "fileCount": 1,
-      "unpackedSize": 1
+      "unpackedSize": 1000000000
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/coverage-map.js b/test/coverage-map.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a289b6489e3e..0000000000000
--- a/test/coverage-map.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-const coverageMap = (filename) => {
-  const { basename } = require('path')
-  const testbase = basename(filename)
-  if (filename === 'test/index.js') {
-    return ['index.js']
-  }
-  if (testbase === 'load-all-commands.js') {
-    const { cmdList } = require('../lib/utils/cmd-list.js')
-    return cmdList.map(cmd => `lib/${cmd}.js`)
-      .concat('lib/base-command.js')
-  }
-  if (/^test\/lib\/commands/.test(filename) || filename === 'test/lib/npm.js') {
-    return [
-      filename.replace(/^test\//, ''),
-      'lib/npm.js',
-      'lib/base-command.js',
-      'lib/exec/get-workspace-location-msg.js',
-    ]
-  }
-  if (/^test\/(lib|bin)\//.test(filename)) {
-    return filename.replace(/^test\//, '')
-  }
-  return []
-}
-
-module.exports = coverageMap
diff --git a/test/fixtures/libnpmsearch-stream-result.js b/test/fixtures/libnpmsearch-stream-result.js
index 4d3aca396fbca..b2ec20f59efeb 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/libnpmsearch-stream-result.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/libnpmsearch-stream-result.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = [
     version: '3.0.1',
     description: 'Collection of programmatic APIs for the npm CLI',
     keywords: ['npm', 'api', 'package manager', 'lib'],
-    date: new Date('2019-07-16T17:50:00.572Z'),
+    date: '2019-07-16T17:50:00.572Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpm',
       homepage: 'https://github.com/npm/libnpm#readme',
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'unscoped',
     version: '4.0.1',
     description: 'programmatic library for `npm access` commands',
-    date: new Date('2020-11-03T19:19:00.526Z'),
+    keywords: 'libnpmaccess',
+    date: '2020-11-03T19:19:00.526Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmaccess',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/libnpmaccess',
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'evocateur',
     version: '3.1.2',
     description: 'programmatic library for `npm access` commands',
-    date: new Date('2019-07-16T19:43:33.959Z'),
+    date: '2019-07-16T19:43:33.959Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40evocateur%2Flibnpmaccess',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/@evocateur/libnpmaccess',
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'evocateur',
     version: '1.2.2',
     description: 'Programmatic API for the bits behind npm publish and unpublish',
-    date: new Date('2019-07-16T19:40:40.850Z'),
+    date: '2019-07-16T19:40:40.850Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40evocateur%2Flibnpmpublish',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/@evocateur/libnpmpublish',
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ module.exports = [
     version: '2.0.1',
     description: 'Programmatic api for `npm org` commands',
     keywords: ['libnpm', 'npm', 'package manager', 'api', 'orgs', 'teams'],
-    date: new Date('2020-11-03T19:21:57.757Z'),
+    date: '2020-11-03T19:21:57.757Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmorg',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/libnpmorg',
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ module.exports = [
     version: '3.1.0',
     description: 'Programmatic API for searching in npm and compatible registries.',
     keywords: ['npm', 'search', 'api', 'libnpm'],
-    date: new Date('2020-12-08T23:54:18.374Z'),
+    date: '2020-12-08T23:54:18.374Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmsearch',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/libnpmsearch',
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'unscoped',
     version: '2.0.2',
     description: 'npm Team management APIs',
-    date: new Date('2020-11-03T19:24:42.380Z'),
+    date: '2020-11-03T19:24:42.380Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmteam',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/libnpmteam',
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ module.exports = [
     version: '6.0.1',
     description: 'programmatic API for managing npm registry hooks',
     keywords: ['npm', 'hooks', 'registry', 'npm api'],
-    date: new Date('2020-11-03T19:20:45.818Z'),
+    date: '2020-11-03T19:20:45.818Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmhook',
       homepage: 'https://github.com/npm/libnpmhook#readme',
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'unscoped',
     version: '4.0.0',
     description: 'Programmatic API for the bits behind npm publish and unpublish',
-    date: new Date('2020-11-03T19:13:43.780Z'),
+    date: '2020-11-03T19:13:43.780Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmpublish',
       homepage: 'https://npmjs.com/package/libnpmpublish',
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ module.exports = [
       'git', 'fund',
       'gitfund',
     ],
-    date: new Date('2020-12-08T23:22:00.213Z'),
+    date: '2020-12-08T23:22:00.213Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmfund',
       homepage: 'https://github.com/npm/libnpmfund#readme',
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ module.exports = [
       'workspaces',
       'map-workspaces',
     ],
-    date: new Date('2020-09-30T15:16:29.017Z'),
+    date: '2020-09-30T15:16:29.017Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40npmcli%2Fmap-workspaces',
       homepage: 'https://github.com/npm/map-workspaces#readme',
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'unscoped',
     version: '1.0.7',
     description: "library to do the things that 'npm version' does",
-    date: new Date('2020-11-04T00:21:41.069Z'),
+    date: '2020-11-04T00:21:41.069Z',
     links: {
       npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/libnpmversion',
       homepage: 'https://github.com/npm/libnpmversion#readme',
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ module.exports = [
     scope: 'types',
     version: '2.0.1',
     description: 'TypeScript definitions for libnpmsearch',
-    date: new Date('2019-09-26T22:24:28.713Z'),
+    date: '2019-09-26T22:24:28.713Z',
     links: { npm: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40types%2Flibnpmsearch' },
     publisher: { username: 'types', email: 'ts-npm-types@microsoft.com' },
     maintainers: [{ username: 'types', email: 'ts-npm-types@microsoft.com' }],
diff --git a/test/fixtures/mock-registry.js b/test/fixtures/mock-registry.js
index 5890fa7ee9366..01d43ba3d980b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/mock-registry.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/mock-registry.js
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ class MockRegistry {
     this.#nock = nock
   }
 
+  search ({ responseCode = 200, results = [], error }) {
+    // the flags, score, and searchScore parts of the response are never used
+    // by npm, only package is used
+    const response = results.map(p => ({ package: p }))
+    this.nock = this.nock.get('/-/v1/search').query(true)
+    if (error) {
+      this.nock = this.nock.replyWithError(error)
+    } else {
+      this.nock = this.nock.reply(responseCode, { objects: response })
+    }
+    return this.nock
+  }
+
   whoami ({ username, body, responseCode = 200, times = 1 }) {
     if (username) {
       this.nock = this.nock.get('/-/whoami').times(times).reply(responseCode, { username })
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/search.js b/test/lib/commands/search.js
index d2462b1aed4cc..f18fcc475a99c 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/search.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/search.js
@@ -1,169 +1,92 @@
 const t = require('tap')
-const Minipass = require('minipass')
-const { fake: mockNpm } = require('../../fixtures/mock-npm')
+const { load: loadMockNpm } = require('../../fixtures/mock-npm.js')
+const MockRegistry = require('../../fixtures/mock-registry.js')
 const libnpmsearchResultFixture =
   require('../../fixtures/libnpmsearch-stream-result.js')
 
-let result = ''
-const flatOptions = {
-  search: {
-    exclude: null,
-    limit: 20,
-    opts: '',
-  },
-}
-const config = {
-  json: false,
-  parseable: false,
-}
-const npm = mockNpm({
-  config,
-  flatOptions: { ...flatOptions },
-  output: (...msg) => {
-    result += msg.join('\n')
-  },
-})
-const npmlog = {
-  silly () {},
-  clearProgress () {},
-}
-const libnpmsearch = {
-  stream () {},
-}
-const mocks = {
-  npmlog,
-  libnpmsearch,
-}
-
-t.afterEach(() => {
-  result = ''
-  config.json = false
-  config.parseable = false
-  npm.flatOptions = { ...flatOptions }
-})
-
-const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', mocks)
-const search = new Search(npm)
-
 t.test('no args', async t => {
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
   await t.rejects(
-    search.exec([]),
+    npm.exec('search', []),
     /search must be called with arguments/,
     'should throw usage instructions'
   )
 })
 
-t.test('search <name>', async t => {
-  const src = new Minipass()
-  src.objectMode = true
-  const libnpmsearch = {
-    stream () {
-      return src
-    },
-  }
-
-  const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', {
-    ...mocks,
-    libnpmsearch,
+t.test('search <name> text', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
-  const search = new Search(npm)
 
-  for (const i of libnpmsearchResultFixture) {
-    src.write(i)
-  }
-
-  src.end()
-
-  await search.exec(['libnpm'])
-  t.matchSnapshot(result, 'should have expected search results')
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'should have expected search results')
 })
 
 t.test('search <name> --json', async t => {
-  const src = new Minipass()
-  src.objectMode = true
-
-  npm.flatOptions.json = true
-  config.json = true
-  const libnpmsearch = {
-    stream () {
-      return src
-    },
-  }
-
-  const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', {
-    ...mocks,
-    libnpmsearch,
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { json: true } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
-  const search = new Search(npm)
 
-  for (const i of libnpmsearchResultFixture) {
-    src.write(i)
-  }
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
 
-  src.end()
-  await search.exec(['libnpm'])
-
-  const parsedResult = JSON.parse(result)
-  parsedResult.forEach((entry) => {
-    entry.date = new Date(entry.date)
-  })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
 
   t.same(
-    parsedResult,
+    JSON.parse(joinedOutput()),
     libnpmsearchResultFixture,
     'should have expected search results as json'
   )
+})
 
-  config.json = false
+t.test('search <name> --parseable', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { parseable: true } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
+  })
+
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'should have expected search results as parseable')
 })
 
-t.test('search <invalid-module> --json', async t => {
-  const src = new Minipass()
-  src.objectMode = true
-
-  npm.flatOptions.json = true
-  config.json = true
-  const libnpmsearch = {
-    stream () {
-      return src
-    },
-  }
-
-  const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', {
-    ...mocks,
-    libnpmsearch,
+t.test('search <name> --color', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { color: 'always' } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
-  const search = new Search(npm)
 
-  src.end()
-  await search.exec(['foo'])
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'should have expected search results with color')
+})
 
-  t.equal(result, '\n[]\n', 'should have expected empty square brackets')
+t.test('search /<name>/--color', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { color: 'always' } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
+  })
 
-  config.json = false
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['/libnpm/'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'should have expected search results with color')
 })
 
-t.test('search <name> --searchexclude --searchopts', async t => {
-  npm.flatOptions.search = {
-    ...flatOptions.search,
-    exclude: '',
-  }
-
-  const src = new Minipass()
-  src.objectMode = true
-  const libnpmsearch = {
-    stream () {
-      return src
-    },
-  }
-
-  const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', {
-    ...mocks,
-    libnpmsearch,
+t.test('search <name>', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
-  const search = new Search(npm)
 
-  src.write({
+  registry.search({ results: [{
     name: 'foo',
     scope: 'unscoped',
     version: '1.0.0',
@@ -175,8 +98,7 @@ t.test('search <name> --searchexclude --searchopts', async t => {
     maintainers: [
       { username: 'foo', email: 'foo@npmjs.com' },
     ],
-  })
-  src.write({
+  }, {
     name: 'libnpmversion',
     scope: 'unscoped',
     version: '1.0.0',
@@ -188,58 +110,100 @@ t.test('search <name> --searchexclude --searchopts', async t => {
     maintainers: [
       { username: 'foo', email: 'foo@npmjs.com' },
     ],
-  })
+  }] })
 
-  src.end()
-  await search.exec(['foo'])
+  await npm.exec('search', ['foo'])
 
-  t.matchSnapshot(result, 'should have filtered expected search results')
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'should have filtered expected search results')
 })
 
 t.test('empty search results', async t => {
-  const src = new Minipass()
-  src.objectMode = true
-  const libnpmsearch = {
-    stream () {
-      return src
-    },
-  }
-
-  const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', {
-    ...mocks,
-    libnpmsearch,
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
-  const search = new Search(npm)
 
-  src.end()
-  await search.exec(['foo'])
+  registry.search({ results: [] })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['foo'])
 
-  t.matchSnapshot(result, 'should have expected search results')
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'should have expected search results')
 })
 
-t.test('search api response error', async t => {
-  const src = new Minipass()
-  src.objectMode = true
-  const libnpmsearch = {
-    stream () {
-      return src
-    },
-  }
-
-  const Search = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/search.js', {
-    ...mocks,
-    libnpmsearch,
+t.test('empty search results --json', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { json: true } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
-  const search = new Search(npm)
 
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    src.emit('error', new Error('ERR'))
-    src.end()
+  registry.search({ results: [] })
+
+  await npm.exec('search', ['foo'])
+  t.equal(joinedOutput(), '\n[]\n', 'should have expected empty square brackets')
+})
+
+t.test('search api response error', async t => {
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
   })
 
+  registry.search({ error: 'ERR' })
+
   await t.rejects(
-    search.exec(['foo']),
+    npm.exec('search', ['foo']),
     /ERR/,
     'should throw response error'
   )
 })
+
+t.test('search exclude string', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { searchexclude: 'libnpmversion' } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
+  })
+
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'results should not have libnpmversion')
+})
+
+t.test('search exclude username with upper case letters', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { searchexclude: 'NLF' } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
+  })
+
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'results should not have nlf')
+})
+
+t.test('search exclude regex', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { searchexclude: '/version/' } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
+  })
+
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'results should not have libnpmversion')
+})
+
+t.test('search exclude forward slash', async t => {
+  const { npm, joinedOutput } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { searchexclude: '/version' } })
+  const registry = new MockRegistry({
+    tap: t,
+    registry: npm.config.get('registry'),
+  })
+
+  registry.search({ results: libnpmsearchResultFixture })
+  await npm.exec('search', ['libnpm'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(joinedOutput(), 'results should not have libnpmversion')
+})
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/view.js b/test/lib/commands/view.js
index 82be1201ee169..da823db5d7507 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/view.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/view.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const t = require('tap')
+const { load: _loadMockNpm } = require('../../fixtures/mock-npm.js')
 
 t.cleanSnapshot = str => str
   .replace(/(published ).*?( ago)/g, '$1{TIME}$2')
@@ -6,18 +7,6 @@ t.cleanSnapshot = str => str
 // run the same as tap does when running directly with node
 process.stdout.columns = undefined
 
-const { fake: mockNpm } = require('../../fixtures/mock-npm')
-
-let logs
-const cleanLogs = () => {
-  logs = ''
-  const fn = (...args) => {
-    logs += '\n'
-    args.map(el => logs += el)
-  }
-  console.log = fn
-}
-
 // 3 days. its never yesterday and never a week ago
 const yesterday = new Date(Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 3)
 
@@ -71,7 +60,7 @@ const packument = (nv, opts) => {
             tarball: 'http://hm.blue.com/1.0.1.tgz',
             integrity: '---',
             fileCount: 1,
-            unpackedSize: 1,
+            unpackedSize: 1000,
           },
         },
       },
@@ -94,7 +83,7 @@ const packument = (nv, opts) => {
             tarball: 'http://hm.cyan.com/1.0.0.tgz',
             integrity: '---',
             fileCount: 1,
-            unpackedSize: 1,
+            unpackedSize: 1000000,
           },
         },
         '1.0.1': {},
@@ -180,7 +169,7 @@ const packument = (nv, opts) => {
             tarball: 'http://hm.green.com/1.0.0.tgz',
             integrity: '---',
             fileCount: 1,
-            unpackedSize: 1,
+            unpackedSize: 1000000000,
           },
         },
         '1.0.1': {},
@@ -271,289 +260,212 @@ const packument = (nv, opts) => {
   return mocks[nv.name]
 }
 
-t.beforeEach(cleanLogs)
-
-t.test('should log package info', async t => {
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-  })
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    config: { unicode: false },
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
-
-  const ViewJson = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
+const loadMockNpm = async function (t, opts = {}) {
+  const consoleLogs = []
+  const mockNpm = await _loadMockNpm(t, {
+    mocks: {
+      pacote: {
+        packument,
+      },
     },
-  })
-  const jsonNpm = mockNpm({
-    config: {
-      json: true,
-      tag: 'latest',
+    globals: {
+      'console.log': (...args) => {
+        consoleLogs.push(args)
+      },
     },
+    ...opts,
   })
-  const viewJson = new ViewJson(jsonNpm)
+  return { ...mockNpm, consoleLogs }
+}
 
-  const ViewUnicode = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-  })
-  const unicodeNpm = mockNpm({
-    config: { unicode: true },
-  })
-  const viewUnicode = new ViewUnicode(unicodeNpm)
+t.test('package from git', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['https://github.com/npm/green'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package from git', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['https://github.com/npm/green'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('deprecated package with license, bugs, repository and other fields', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['green@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with license, bugs, repository and other fields', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['green@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('deprecated package with unicode', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: true } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['green@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with more than 25 deps', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['black@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with more than 25 deps', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['black@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with maintainers info as object', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['pink@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with maintainers info as object', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['pink@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with homepage', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['orange@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with homepage', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['orange@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with no versions', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['brown'])
-    t.equal(logs, '', 'no info to display')
-  })
+t.test('package with no versions', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['brown'])
+  t.equal(consoleLogs.join('\n'), '', 'no info to display')
+})
 
-  t.test('package with no repo or homepage', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['blue@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with no repo or homepage', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['blue@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with semver range', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['blue@^1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with semver range', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['blue@^1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with no modified time', async t => {
-    await viewUnicode.exec(['cyan@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with no modified time', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { unicode: false } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['cyan@1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with --json and semver range', async t => {
-    await viewJson.exec(['cyan@^1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
-  })
+t.test('package with --json and semver range', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { json: true } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['cyan@^1.0.0'])
+  t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+})
 
-  t.test('package with --json and no versions', async t => {
-    await viewJson.exec(['brown'])
-    t.equal(logs, '', 'no info to display')
-  })
+t.test('package with --json and no versions', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { json: true } })
+  await npm.exec('view', ['brown'])
+  t.equal(consoleLogs.join('\n'), '', 'no info to display')
 })
 
-t.test('should log info of package in current working dir', async t => {
-  const testDir = t.testdir({
+t.test('package in cwd', async t => {
+  const prefixDir = {
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({
       name: 'blue',
       version: '1.0.0',
     }, null, 2),
-  })
-
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-  })
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    prefix: testDir,
-    config: {
-      tag: '1.0.0',
-    },
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
+  }
 
   t.test('specific version', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['.@1.0.0'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { prefixDir })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['.@1.0.0'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('non-specific version', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['.'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { prefixDir })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['.'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('directory', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['./blue'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, { prefixDir })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['./blue'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 })
 
-t.test('should log info by field name', async t => {
-  const ViewJson = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-  })
-  const jsonNpm = mockNpm({
-    config: {
-      tag: 'latest',
-      json: true,
-    },
-  })
-
-  const viewJson = new ViewJson(jsonNpm)
-
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
+t.test('specific field names', async t => {
+  const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    consoleLogs.length = 0
   })
-  const npm = mockNpm()
-  const view = new View(npm)
-
   t.test('readme', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['yellow@1.0.0', 'readme'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['yellow@1.0.0', 'readme'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('several fields', async t => {
-    await viewJson.exec(['yellow@1.0.0', 'name', 'version', 'foo[bar]'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['yellow@1.0.0', 'name', 'version', 'foo[bar]'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('several fields with several versions', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['yellow@1.x.x', 'author'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['yellow@1.x.x', 'author'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('nested field with brackets', async t => {
-    await viewJson.exec(['orange@1.0.0', 'dist[shasum]'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['orange@1.0.0', 'dist[shasum]'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('maintainers with email', async t => {
-    await viewJson.exec(['yellow@1.0.0', 'maintainers', 'name'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['yellow@1.0.0', 'maintainers', 'name'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('maintainers with url', async t => {
-    await viewJson.exec(['pink@1.0.0', 'maintainers'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['pink@1.0.0', 'maintainers'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('unknown nested field ', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['yellow@1.0.0', 'dist.foobar'])
-    t.equal(logs, '', 'no info to display')
+    await npm.exec('view', ['yellow@1.0.0', 'dist.foobar'])
+    t.equal(consoleLogs.join('\n'), '', 'no info to display')
   })
 
   t.test('array field - 1 element', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['purple@1.0.0', 'maintainers.name'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['purple@1.0.0', 'maintainers.name'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('array field - 2 elements', async t => {
-    await view.exec(['yellow@1.x.x', 'maintainers.name'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    await npm.exec('view', ['yellow@1.x.x', 'maintainers.name'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 })
 
 t.test('throw error if global mode', async t => {
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js')
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    config: {
-      global: true,
-      tag: 'latest',
-    },
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t, { config: { global: true } })
   await t.rejects(
-    view.exec([]),
+    npm.exec('view', []),
     /Cannot use view command in global mode./
   )
 })
 
 t.test('throw ENOENT error if package.json missing', async t => {
-  const testDir = t.testdir({})
-
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js')
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    prefix: testDir,
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
   await t.rejects(
-    view.exec([]),
+    npm.exec('view', []),
     { code: 'ENOENT' }
   )
 })
 
-t.test('throw EJSONPARSE error if package.json not json', async t => {
-  const testDir = t.testdir({
-    'package.json': 'not json, nope, not even a little bit!',
-  })
-
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js')
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    prefix: testDir,
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
-  await t.rejects(
-    view.exec([]),
-    { code: 'EJSONPARSE' }
-  )
-})
-
 t.test('throw error if package.json has no name', async t => {
-  const testDir = t.testdir({
-    'package.json': '{}',
-  })
-
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js')
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    prefix: testDir,
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+    prefixDir: {
+      'package.json': '{}',
+    },
   })
-  const view = new View(npm)
   await t.rejects(
-    view.exec([]),
+    npm.exec('view', []),
     /Invalid package.json, no "name" field/
   )
 })
 
 t.test('throws when unpublished', async t => {
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-  })
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    config: {
-      tag: '1.0.1',
-    },
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
   await t.rejects(
-    view.exec(['red']),
+    npm.exec('view', ['red']),
     { code: 'E404', pkgid: 'red@1.0.1', message: 'Unpublished on 2012-12-20T00:00:00.000Z' }
   )
 })
 
 t.test('workspaces', async t => {
-  t.beforeEach(() => {
-    warnMsg = undefined
-    config.json = false
-  })
-  const testDir = t.testdir({
+  const prefixDir = {
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({
       name: 'workspaces-test-package',
       version: '1.2.3',
@@ -571,106 +483,103 @@ t.test('workspaces', async t => {
         version: '1.2.3',
       }),
     },
-  })
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-    'proc-log': {
-      warn: (msg) => {
-        warnMsg = msg
-      },
-      silly: () => {},
-    },
-  })
-  const config = {
-    unicode: false,
-    tag: 'latest',
   }
-  let warnMsg
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    config,
-    localPrefix: testDir,
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
 
   t.test('all workspaces', async t => {
-    await view.execWorkspaces([], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', [])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('one specific workspace', async t => {
-    await view.execWorkspaces([], ['green'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspace: ['green'] },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', [])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('all workspaces --json', async t => {
-    config.json = true
-    await view.execWorkspaces([], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true, json: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', [])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('all workspaces single field', async t => {
-    await view.execWorkspaces(['.', 'name'], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['.', 'name'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('all workspaces nonexistent field', async t => {
-    await view.execWorkspaces(['.', 'foo'], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['.', 'foo'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('all workspaces nonexistent field --json', async t => {
-    config.json = true
-    await view.execWorkspaces(['.', 'foo'], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true, json: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['.', 'foo'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('all workspaces single field --json', async t => {
-    config.json = true
-    await view.execWorkspaces(['.', 'name'], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true, json: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['.', 'name'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('single workspace --json', async t => {
-    config.json = true
-    await view.execWorkspaces([], ['green'])
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspace: ['green'], json: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', [])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
   })
 
   t.test('remote package name', async t => {
-    await view.execWorkspaces(['pink'], [])
-    t.matchSnapshot(warnMsg)
-    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+    const { npm, logs, consoleLogs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+      prefixDir,
+      config: { unicode: false, workspaces: true },
+    })
+    await npm.exec('view', ['pink'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(consoleLogs.join('\n'))
+    t.matchSnapshot(logs.warn, 'should have warning of ignoring workspaces')
   })
 })
 
 t.test('completion', async t => {
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js', {
-    pacote: {
-      packument,
-    },
-  })
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    config: {
-      tag: '1.0.1',
-    },
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+  const view = await npm.cmd('view')
   const res = await view.completion({
     conf: { argv: { remain: ['npm', 'view', 'green@1.0.0'] } },
   })
   t.ok(res, 'returns back fields')
 })
 
-t.test('no registry completion', async t => {
-  const View = t.mock('../../../lib/commands/view.js')
-  const npm = mockNpm({
-    config: {
-      tag: '1.0.1',
-    },
-  })
-  const view = new View(npm)
+t.test('no package completion', async t => {
+  const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
+  const view = await npm.cmd('view')
   const res = await view.completion({ conf: { argv: { remain: ['npm', 'view'] } } })
   t.notOk(res, 'there is no package completion')
   t.end()
diff --git a/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index 088d0cdb6e128..200ee9e5536d1 100644
--- a/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -457,6 +457,13 @@ t.test('retry options', t => {
 })
 
 t.test('search options', t => {
+  const vals = {
+    description: 'test description',
+    exclude: 'test search exclude',
+    limit: 99,
+    staleneess: 99,
+
+  }
   const obj = {}
   // <config>: flat.search[<option>]
   const mapping = {
@@ -469,9 +476,9 @@ t.test('search options', t => {
   for (const [config, option] of Object.entries(mapping)) {
     const msg = `${config} -> search.${option}`
     const flat = {}
-    obj[config] = 99
+    obj[config] = vals[option]
     definitions[config].flatten(config, obj, flat)
-    t.strictSame(flat, { search: { limit: 20, [option]: 99 } }, msg)
+    t.strictSame(flat, { search: { limit: 20, [option]: vals[option] } }, msg)
     delete obj[config]
   }
 
diff --git a/test/lib/utils/file-exists.js b/test/lib/utils/file-exists.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c8edf4d968a0f..0000000000000
--- a/test/lib/utils/file-exists.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-const t = require('tap')
-const fileExists = require('../../../lib/utils/file-exists.js')
-
-t.test('returns true when arg is a file', async (t) => {
-  const path = t.testdir({
-    foo: 'just some file',
-  })
-
-  const result = await fileExists(`${path}/foo`)
-  t.equal(result, true, 'file exists')
-  t.end()
-})
-
-t.test('returns false when arg is not a file', async (t) => {
-  const path = t.testdir({
-    foo: {},
-  })
-
-  const result = await fileExists(`${path}/foo`)
-  t.equal(result, false, 'file does not exist')
-  t.end()
-})
-
-t.test('returns false when arg does not exist', async (t) => {
-  const path = t.testdir()
-
-  const result = await fileExists(`${path}/foo`)
-  t.equal(result, false, 'file does not exist')
-  t.end()
-})