diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f660842b8f97..7dafbea082c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.28 1996/12/05 11:09:04 asami Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.29 1997/03/06 05:52:26 asami Exp $
 #
 
 SUBDIR += archivers
@@ -48,3 +48,11 @@ ${.CURDIR}/INDEX:
 
 print-index:	${.CURDIR}/INDEX
 	@awk -F\| '{ printf("Port:\t%s\nPath:\t%s\nInfo:\t%s\nMaint:\t%s\nIndex:\t%s\nB-deps:\t%s\nR-deps:\t%s\n\n", $$1, $$2, $$4, $$6, $$7, $$8, $$9); }' < ${.CURDIR}/INDEX
+
+search:	${.CURDIR}/INDEX
+.if !defined(key)
+	@echo "The search target requires a keyword parameter,"
+	@echo "e.g.: \"make search key=somekeyword\""
+.else
+	@grep ${key} ${.CURDIR}/INDEX | awk -F\| '{ printf("Port:\t%s\nPath:\t%s\nInfo:\t%s\nMaint:\t%s\nIndex:\t%s\nB-deps:\t%s\nR-deps:\t%s\n\n", $$1, $$2, $$4, $$6, $$7, $$8, $$9); }'
+.endif