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how to search for packages from command line
  • DigitDigit August 2010
    i had a look in the handbook, http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:packages

    is there a command to search for a specific package from the repository?

    i thought it might be something like
    [code]
    tazpkg list gimp
    [/code]
    (for example to search to see if gimp is available in the repository)

    ... but then... list is just for installed packages. :/

    ??? confused.
  • seawolfseawolf August 2010
    Hi @Digit --

    I think you were after:
    tazpkg search gimp

    as it searches for the word "gimp" in all package names.

    It may also be worth knowing that:

    tazpkg search gimp -i

    does just the installed packages;

    tazpkg search gimp -l

    does just the available packages;

    tazpkg search gimp -m

    gives more information;

    tazpkg search-pkgname gimp

    finds the package name of the file given.

    There is a web interface that you may find more useful:
    => http://pkgs.slitaz.org/

    I'll be sure to update that docs page with more information; I had no idea it was lacking so!

    Thanks & HIH.

    (BTW< I got this from: http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/file/tip/tazpkg#l1507 -- the TazPkg source code)
  • TotoetsasoeurTotoetsasoeur August 2010
    Hi Digit,
    Another really nice document explaining differences between tazpkg list and tazpkg search can be found here:
    http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/raw-file/tip/doc/tazpkg.en.html

    However, it does not go into details as deep as Seawolf's explanation goes. Thanks Seawolf for this.

    ;-)
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