On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 12:10:03PM -0400, T wrote: > 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
You could try -w option, which should set the width of the display for aptitude instead of the width of the terminal. aptitude -w 120 --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file Simo -- :r ~/.signature
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