Subject: apt-cache: was:what's djscript?
Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 08:20:49PM -0400
In reply to:Michael P. Soulier
Quoting Michael P. Soulier([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 05:12:13PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> >
> > djscript is in the djtools package.
>
> Ok, so why didn't "apt-cache search djscript" turn it up? I thought that
> apt-cache search would search the contents of every package currently cached.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] msoulier]$ apt-cache search djtools
> djtools - Tools for HP DeskJet printer.
>
> That works, but...
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] msoulier]$ apt-cache search djscript
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] msoulier]$
>
> ...does not.
apt-cache searches for Packages, not their contents
apropos djscript
djscript (1) - A text formatter for the HP DeskJet printer
dpkg -S djscript
djtools: /usr/bin/djscript
djtools: /usr/share/doc/djtools/djscript.README.gz
djtools: /usr/share/doc/djtools/djscript.ChangeLog
djtools: /usr/share/man/man1/djscript.1.gz
:-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-)
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