On 2020-03-10 at 06:58, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > On Sat, Mar 07, 2020 at 09:41:44PM +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > >> ### Incompatibilities >> >> * The apt(8) command no longer accepts regular expressions or wildcards as >> package arguments, use patterns (see New Features). > > Correction - regular expressions starting in ^ or ending in $ (that is, > anchored) are still being accepted. We know there are multiple scripts > out there using those, and they are safe to handle. > > After evaluating feedback, we'll soon be reinstating wildcards using > * as well, but no other special characters from glob(7), as most of those > seem pointless in our context, and limiting our exposure to * makes it > easier to reason about. > > So syntax overview for package arguments: > > ^foo Regular expression > foo$ Regular expression > foo* Wildcard (* may appear anywhere, and multiple times) > ~foo Pattern > ?foo Pattern > task^ Task Just for completeness / clarity, as with when this was announced previously as upcoming: What about inline install/remove markers, of the form foo+ foo- , which modify install/remove behavior on a per-package basis in 'install', 'remove', and (I think) 'upgrade' classes of invocation? My understanding from before is that while these still result in ambiguity depending on what package names exist in the available repositories, they are not being affected by the current change. Is that (still) correct? Are there any known plans for changes regarding this inline install/remove syntax in the currently foreseeable future? -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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