Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > $ apt-cache dumpavail | sed -e '/^Package:/!d ; s/^Package: \(.*\)/\1/' >
> > amd64_debian_avail_list.txt
>
> I find grep-dctrl is better suited for this:
>
> apt-cache dumpavail | grep-dctrl "" -n -s Package
You can save a small amount of typing by using grep-available.
grep-available "" -n -s Package
The programs grep-available and grep-status are aliases of
(actually, symbolic links to) grep-dctrl. In the shipped
configuration, these aliases use as their default input file
the dpkg(8) available and status files, respectively.
Bob
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