From: Rudmer van Dijk <rudmer.van.dijk@casema.nl>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Listing applications with eix...
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:55:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EDE2CD3.8020607@casema.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAOooyEtZZzwiE2AkxoagE_Xh9EjvKqtbZd-DmVRKpXqgDvKN1Q@mail.gmail.com>
Bill Longman wrote:
> is there a way to list all -- for exmaple -- audio related
> applications without without being burried under audio related
> system libs for example or entries with (also as an exmaple)
> "this application does not supprt audio but only imageing"
>
> I want the full dexcription, not only the heade line...
>
> Here's one way that I like to look for these, Meino:
>
> eix --stable -c -S audio
>
> Obviously there's no easy way to get a noise-free listing of what you
> want, but I've often found looking for text in the description with the
> -S is a useful method.
well, there is this: (don't forget the trailing slash!)
`eix -c media-sound/`
but for a whole category you'll definitely want to use '-c', there is so
much... but all audio related even without audio in the name or description.
Rudmer
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-06 14:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-03 10:14 [gentoo-user] Listing applications with eix meino.cramer
2011-12-03 10:43 ` Stroller
2011-12-03 14:21 ` Claudio Roberto França Pereira
2011-12-04 15:16 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2011-12-06 14:22 ` [gentoo-user] " Bill Longman
2011-12-06 14:55 ` Rudmer van Dijk [this message]
2011-12-06 22:54 ` Bill Longman
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