-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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: > > I've been reading the documentation on Aptitude available in > > /usr/share/doc/aptitude/README, trying to figure out how to search based > > on multiple terms but I just can't get it quite right. > > > > As a test I've been trying to search for a non-official package, > > installed (Not using "~i" though), with a description of "compression". > > > > Using the command: > > > > aptitude search "!~Odebian" "!~g" "!~v" "~dcompression" > > > > Should work, but it seems to omit each of the options as ONE search > > string and searches them all separately. Is there any way to get all of > > these terms working with each other, instead of individually? > > > > Just run them all together without the intervening " and spaces. >
Thank you, that worked perfectly. > > > 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? - -- <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) iD8DBQFGHhJQ/o7Q/FCvPe0RAuKtAKCcBYwO6xlFzifnBrf3oL4eeQJBBACeJh7V M7O0+Tr6hFo2hXpIUV/D5x4= =CSf+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
