Mon, 5 Apr 2010 17:47:36 -0400 <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Mike Viau <vi...@sheridanc.on.ca> wrote: > > I have used aptitude show $(package_name) to list the details of a given > > package. > > > > In the output of the vlan package for example one gets output like: > > > > [snip] > > > > Priority: extra > > Section: misc > > > > [/snip] > > > > How might one determine all packages (installed or not) that fall under a > > particular "Priority" or "Section" ? > > > > I was thinking something pseudo like aptitude show $(all packages) | grep > > (essential or required or important or standard or optional or extra) > > aptitude search ~s<section> > aptitude search ~p<priority> >
Thanks for the tip. I noticed ~p works with all but the essential priority for some reason. With your tip I was able to find this link: http://algebraicthunk.net/~dburrows/projects/aptitude/doc/en/ch02s03s05.html#tableSearchTermQuickGuide I noticed how terms might be ANDed together but I would appreicated a working example of this. [snip] ?and(term1, term2) term1 term2 Select any package that matches both term1 and term2. [/snip] Both "aptitude search ~pextra ~smisc" and "aptitude search ~pextra search ~smisc" resulted in a list of package which did not necessarily meet both the search patterns specified. Table 2.1. Quick guide to search termsLong formShort formDescription ?=variable Select the package bound to variable; see the section called “Explicit search targets”. ?not(pattern)!pattern Select any package that does not match pattern. ?action(action) ~aaction Select packages that have been marked for the given action (e.g., “install” or “upgrade”). ?all-versions(pattern) Select packages whose versions all match pattern. ?and(term1, term2) term1 term2 Select any package that matches both term1 and term2. ?any-version(pattern) Select packages for which at least one version matches pattern. ?archive(archive) ~Aarchive Select packages from the given archive (such as “unstable”). ?automatic~M Select packages that were automatically installed. ?bind(variable, pattern) ?variable:term-name[(args)] Selects anything if variable matches pattern; see the section called “Explicit search targets”. ?broken~b Select packages that have a broken dependency. ?broken-depType~BdepType Select package that have a broken dependency of the given depType. ?broken-depType(pattern)~DB[depType:]pattern Select packages that have a broken dependency of the given depType matching pattern. ?broken-reverse-depType(pattern)~RBdepType:pattern Select packages that a package matching pattern declares a broken dependency of type depType. ?conflicts(pattern) ~Cpattern Select packages that conflict with a package matching pattern. ?config-files~c Select packages that were removed but not purged. ?depType(pattern)~D[depType:]pattern Match packages that declare a dependency of type depType on a package matching pattern. ?description(description)~ddescription Select packages whose description matches description. ?essential~E Select essential packages, those with Essential: yes in their control files. ?false~F Select no packages. ?for variable: pattern Select packages that match pattern with variable bound to the package being matched; see the section called “Explicit search targets”. ?garbage~g Select packages that are not required by any manually installed package. ?installed~iSelect installed packages.?maintainer(maintainer)~mmaintainer Select packages maintained by maintainer. ?narrow(filter, pattern)~S filter pattern Select packages for which a single version matches both filter and pattern. ?name(name)~nname, name Select packages with the given name. ?new~N Select new packages. ?obsolete~o Match installed packages that cannot be downloaded. ?or(term1, term2)term1 | term2 Select packages that match term1, term2, or both. ?origin(origin)~Oorigin Select packages with the given origin. ?provides(pattern)~Ppattern Select packages that provide a package matching pattern. ?priority(priority)~ppriority Select packages with the given priority. ?reverse-depType(pattern)~R[depType:]pattern Select packages that are the targets of a dependency of type depType declared by a package matching pattern. ?reverse-broken-depType(pattern)~RBdepType:pattern Select packages that are the targets of a broken dependency of type depType declared by a package matching pattern. ?section(section)~ssection Select packages in the given section. ?source-package(name) Select packages whose source package name matches the regular expression name. ?source-version(version) Select packages whose source version matches the regular expression version. ?tag(tag)~Gtag Select packages that have the given debtags tag. ?true~T Select all packages. ?task(task)~ttask Select packages that are in the given task. ?upgradable~U Select packages that are installed and can be upgraded. ?user-tag Select packages that are marked with a user-tag matching the regular expression user-tag. ?version(version)~Vversion Select packages whose version matches version (special values: CURRENT, CANDIDATE, and TARGET). ?virtual~v Select virtual packages. ?widen(pattern)~Wpattern Select versions for which pattern matches any version of the corresponding package, discarding local version restrictions. -M > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/m2y6d4219cc1004051447t3e9f8772i5616454b9b95d...@mail.gmail.com > _________________________________________________________________ Got a phone? Get Hotmail & Messenger for mobile! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724464
