2020-03-10 17:36:31 +00:00
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# apt-cache
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# Query the APT cache
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# Search for package PKG. Both package names and their descriptions are
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# searched for a REGEX match; to avoid this behavior, you may use the `-n`
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# flag, which will only look for a match in the package name.
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2019-11-13 16:19:42 +00:00
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apt-cache search 'PKG'
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2020-03-10 17:36:31 +00:00
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# Regarding the above, although multiple package names may not be specified, -
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# it's possible to use ERE to easily and quickly get around this limitation.
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# Here, all 3 packages (PKG1, PKG2, and PKG3) will be sought.
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2019-11-13 16:19:42 +00:00
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apt-cache search '(PKG1|PKG2|PKG3)'
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