> "Gavin" == Gavin Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Gavin> Debian-dudes, Is there a cleaner way of testing whether a
Gavin> package is installed on debian than something like:
Gavin> dpkg -l $PKG | grep -q ^ii
Dunno whether this is cleaner, but you can do:
expr `dpkg-awk 'Package:^'"$PKG"'$' -- Status` ':' '.* installed$'
if you like...
Your `grep -q ^ii' BTW, is too restrictive -- if a package is marked
for update or removal, it's still installed -- only the second `i' is
important.
Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au
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