Re: apt-cache: was:what's djscript?

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>]

	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(msoulier@storm.ca):
> 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. 
> 
> [msoulier@lupus msoulier]$ apt-cache search djtools
> djtools - Tools for HP DeskJet printer.
> 
>     That works, but...
> 
> [msoulier@lupus msoulier]$ apt-cache search djscript
> [msoulier@lupus 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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