Jim van Wel: >> Well I'm using yum for years now with the grep option to search the >> packages. I think most user do this normally. But maybe a nice feature for >> a future release to make it more easy for some users. Rahul Sundaram: > The basic functionality already is as Tony posted. Grep just provides > with more options which I don't think should be duplicated. I think it really needs more information about how it (yum) works, and how to use it, and without having to ask questions on a mailing list. The simple grep example offered earlier is far from exhaustive in the results that you'll get. [root@gonzales ~]# yum list | grep http httpd.i386 2.2.2-1.2 installed httpd-manual.i386 2.2.2-1.2 installed http_ping.i386 20050629-3.fc5 extras httpd-devel.i386 2.2.2-1.2 updates jakarta-commons-httpclient.noarch 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo.noarch 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc.noarc 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual.noarch 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core libghttp.i386 1:1.0.9-11.2.1 core libghttp-devel.i386 1:1.0.9-11.2.1 core lighttpd.i386 1.4.15-1.fc5 extras lighttpd-fastcgi.i386 1.4.15-1.fc5 extras lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost.i386 1.4.15-1.fc5 extras mantis-config-httpd.noarch 1.0.7-1.fc5 extras mockobjects-alt-httpclient.noarch 0.09-12jpp_4fc core mockobjects-httpclient.noarch 0.09-12jpp_4fc core nagios-plugins-http.i386 1.4.8-1.fc5 extras system-config-httpd.noarch 5:1.4.1-1.fc5 updates tclhttpd.i386 3.5.1-12.fc5 extras thttpd.i386 2.25b-11.fc5 extras Versus more output from: [root@gonzales ~]# yum list http ...[snip reading repo status info]... Installed Packages httpd.i386 2.2.2-1.2 installed httpd-manual.i386 2.2.2-1.2 installed Available Packages http_ping.i386 20050629-3.fc5 extras httpd-devel.i386 2.2.2-1.2 updates jakarta-commons-httpclient.noarch 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo.noarch 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc.noarc 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual.noarch 1:3.0-0.rc2.0jpp_4fc core libghttp.i386 1:1.0.9-11.2.1 core libghttp-devel.i386 1:1.0.9-11.2.1 core lighttpd.i386 1.4.15-1.fc5 extras lighttpd-fastcgi.i386 1.4.15-1.fc5 extras lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost.i386 1.4.15-1.fc5 extras mantis-config-httpd.noarch 1.0.7-1.fc5 extras mockobjects-alt-httpclient.noarch 0.09-12jpp_4fc core mockobjects-httpclient.noarch 0.09-12jpp_4fc core nagios-plugins-http.i386 1.4.8-1.fc5 extras perl-DateTime-Format-HTTP.noarch 0.37-1.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Body.noarch 0.9-1.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-BrowserDetect.noarch 0.98-2.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Proxy.noarch 0.20-1.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Recorder.noarch 0.05-1.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Request-AsCGI.noarch 0.5-2.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Request-Params.noarch 1.01-1.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Server-Simple.noarch 0.27-1.fc5 extras perl-HTTP-Server-Simple-Mason.noarch 0.09-4.fc5 extras perl-POE-Component-Client-HTTP.noarch 0.82-1.fc5 extras perl-POE-Component-Server-HTTP.noarch 0.09-2.fc5 extras perl-POE-Component-Server-SimpleHTTP.noa 1.23-2.fc5 extras php-pear-HTTP.noarch 1.4.0-7.fc5 extras php-pear-HTTP-Request.noarch 1.4.0-1.fc5 extras system-config-httpd.noarch 5:1.4.1-1.fc5 updates tclhttpd.i386 3.5.1-12.fc5 extras thttpd.i386 2.25b-11.fc5 extras You need to make the grep case insensitive. And trying to find Apache packages, for instance, is a bit difficult, that way. Apache is "httpd" for some stupid reason. -- (This box runs FC5, my others run FC4 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
