> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Heldebrant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:56 AM > > On 12 Aug 2001 20:59:11 -0300, Daniel Toffetti wrote: > > Is there any way of searching for a string in the short or long > > descriptions of the packages in dselect ? > > Use the / key to set your search and the \ key to repeat it. > It should > be in the help keys description along with other usefull > commands if you > run dselect. > --mike >
The '/' key is helpful in searching for a string in the package name, but it will not search the descriptions of the packages. I seem to remember in a previous version (even before slink) that it used to do this. Ian
