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Package: apt
Version: 3.0.3
$ apt search ?garbage
Error: Regex compilation error
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Am Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 05:30:13AM +0800, schrieb Dan Jacobson:
> $ apt search ?garbage
> Error: Regex compilation error
That is correct, "?garbage" is not a valid regex(7) expression.
I suppose you thought you could specific an apt-patterns(7),
but this is not the case as documented in e.g. apt-cache(8).
You might want to try e.g. 'apt list ?garbage'.
Best regards
David Kalnischkies
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