diff --git a/search.py b/search.py
index d26408a..6b43b70 100644
--- a/search.py
+++ b/search.py
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ def search(
             recurse=not local_only,
             yield_directories=True,
         )
+    elif isinstance(text, (list, tuple)):
+        search_objects = text
     else:
         search_objects = text.splitlines()