> Try urpmi -q packagename.rpm > where packagename is the name of the rpm your looking for
Cool. I got some help on expert, and will post a twiki when i get the chance. thanks for the tip. I have been forgetting about rmp and only using urpm too often... eric > > From: Eric Huff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2003/10/17 Fri PM 11:07:26 EDT > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] urpmi question > > > > How can i search the names of rpms, and show the summary and > > description? > > > > If i urpmf, it appears to search more. For example: > > > > urpmf man page says the --summary switch searches summaries, but > > the urpmf help says: > > > > --summary - print tag summary: summary. > > > > which i thought meant it would print the sumary. > > > > What i'd like is a command line version of what rpmdrake does: > > once i get it open, it very nicely shows only packages with > > "nmh" in the name (for example) and i can quickly see the > > description and summary. > > > > It also, on the same page, shows the current version i have > > installed, if any. > > > > Is there a line (or lines) for urpm* that i can use? -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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