Control: tag -1 + confirmed
Hi Javier,
Javier Cantero wrote:
> Compare this:
>
> $ aptitude search "~i aptitude"
> i aptitude 0.8.3-1
> - gestor de paquetes basado en terminal
> i A aptitude-common 0.8.3-1
> - architecture independent files for the aptitude package manager
>
> with the same output piped through `less`:
>
> $ aptitude search "~i aptitude" | less
> i aptitude 0.8.3-1 - gestor de paquetes basado en terminal
> i A aptitude-common 0.8.3-1 - architecture independent files for the
> aptitude package manager
>
> The same happens if the output is redirected to a file:
>
> $ aptitude search "~i aptitude" > kk.txt
> $ cat kk.txt
> i aptitude 0.8.3-1 - gestor de paquetes basado en terminal
> i A aptitude-common 0.8.3-1 - architecture independent files for the
> aptitude package manager
Indeed. This looks like a regression from the version in Debian Jessie.
> I've already read the discussion in #815690. but the thing is: piping to
> more/less is a very common usage of aptitude search (since the lists of
> packages tend to be very long), not just a special case for automatic
> processing of the output. It's really annoying to have to remember to add
> an arbitrary[*] width using `-w` in every `aptitude search ... | less`,
> especially when it's a significant deviation from previous behaviour.
I agree here, but I'm still not sure what's the best way to handle
this case.
Regards, Axel
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