-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:55:43PM -0700, Daniel Burrows wrote: > On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 11:04:00AM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:04:48AM -0400, Michael Pobega wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 12:03:20AM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 11:39:03PM -0400, Michael Pobega wrote: > > > > > > > > Also, how do I search for descriptions with multiple words? "~dsuper > > > > > nintendo" doesn't seem to work, and neither does "~dsuper" > > > > > "~dnintendo". > > > > > > > > > > > > > Try ~dsuper~dnintendo > > > > > > > > > > That worked perfectly too. Thanks for the help! > > > > > > I personally think this belongs in the notes for Aptitude, who do I > > > contact about trying to get that added to the notes? > > > > File a wish-list bug against the package aptitude-doc-en. > > The two relevant documentation sections are: > > (in the user's manual) > > <varlistentry> > <term> > <cmdsynopsis> > <command>aptitude</command> > <arg choice='plain'>search</arg> > <arg > choice='plain'><replaceable>pattern1</replaceable></arg> > <arg > rep='repeat'><replaceable>pattern2</replaceable></arg> > </cmdsynopsis> > </term> > > <listitem> > <para> > This command searches for packages whose name contains > any of the given <replaceable>pattern</replaceable>s, > printing the result to the terminal. In addition to > just being a string of text, each > <replaceable>pattern</replaceable> can be a search > pattern as described in <xref > linkend='secSearchPatterns'/>. > <footnote> > <para> > In fact, the same is true of the commands that take > packages as arguments, such as > <literal>install</literal> or > <literal>show</literal>. > </para> > </footnote> > </para> > </listitem> > </varlistentry> > > (in the manpage) > > <varlistentry> > <term><literal>search</literal></term> > > <listitem> > <para> > Searches for packages matching one of the patterns > supplied on the command line. All packages which > match any of the given patterns will be displayed; for > instance, <quote><literal>aptitude search > '~N'</literal></quote> will list all <quote>new</quote> > packages. For more information on > search patterns, see the section <quote><link > linkend='secSearchPatterns'>Search > Patterns</link></quote> in the &aptitude; reference > manual. > </para> > > Both of those state pretty clearly that matches of any terms will be > displayed, and it seems to me that it would be difficult to make it more > prominent without an <emphasis> tag or somesuch (emphasis doesn't render > in the README atm anyway). I'm open to suggestions, though. > > I actually would rather require matches on all patterns for > consistency with the curses UI, but this has been in the wild long > enough that I think preserving backwards compatibility for current users > is more important. > > Daniel > >
Well it teaches how to search individual terms (That's how I learned, from the docs) but it doesn't teach how to search multiple terms together. At least an example should be given, like aptitude search '~Gx11::applet~dwireless' Would search for x11 applets (Including dockapps) that have the word wireless in their description. Otherwise people would just assume that you search using aptitude search '~Gx11::applet' '~dwireless' - -- <o) Debian GNU/Linux - Free as in Freedom /\\ http://digital-haze.net/~pobega/ - My Debian site and blog _\_V Window Maker user, Debian enthusiast, Mutt lover -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGH2Mp/o7Q/FCvPe0RArpDAJwN+l/z5i7EiX9e7ZiK8l3AsFTOwQCfUtOh +1l5PkOiddCJcXo0g+99jxE= =AYmV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
