The bug is present in Ubuntu 16.04; apt version 1.2.10 (amd64) $ apt-cache search --names-only ab|grep -cv ab 100
Furthermore, the command does not restrict to the package names even if the option suggests it does. The following script should print 0: $ apt-cache search --names-only ab|cut -d' ' -f1|grep -cv ab 107 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253761 Title: apt-cache search --names-only gives many false positives Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: apt The manpage for apt-cache says that --names-only should "Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions." And yet it frequently lists packages that do not have the search terms in the name or short description. Example: (bash script) for x in ab bc de ef do echo echo "False positives for apt-cache search --names-only '$x':" apt-cache search --names-only $x | grep -iv $x done I get 99 false positives, attached is the output of the above script on my box. I have ubuntu hardy, and I did "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" a few days ago. I don't think this bug is new. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/253761/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
