On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:12:12 +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote:
>> Is there any way to list all the packages and their section names?
>
> How about aptitude --display-format "%p %s" search ~n.*
Thanks.
Now, how to redirect the output, with package description, to a file? ie.
aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.*
[...]
cursel misc simple
language to provide text application interfaces
curves devel colorful
console interface for CVS version control
cutils devel C source
code utilities
cutter net disconnect
routed IP connections
cuyo games
Tetris-like game with very impressive effects
cvm admin Credential
Validation Modules
cvm-dev libdevel Credential
Validation Modules (development files, documentation)
cvm-mysql admin Credential
Validation Modules (mysql)
[...]
Of all the following that I tried, none of them worked as displayed.
aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file
COLUMNS=120 aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file
please help. thanks
tong
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