On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:12:12 +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote: >> Is there any way to list all the packages and their section names? > > How about aptitude --display-format "%p %s" search ~n.*
Thanks. Now, how to redirect the output, with package description, to a file? ie. aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* [...] cursel misc simple language to provide text application interfaces curves devel colorful console interface for CVS version control cutils devel C source code utilities cutter net disconnect routed IP connections cuyo games Tetris-like game with very impressive effects cvm admin Credential Validation Modules cvm-dev libdevel Credential Validation Modules (development files, documentation) cvm-mysql admin Credential Validation Modules (mysql) [...] Of all the following that I tried, none of them worked as displayed. aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file COLUMNS=120 aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file please help. thanks tong -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]