axi-cache

axi-cache [options] command [args]

axi-cache is a fast package search tool for Debian-based systems using the apt-xapian-index. It provides quick full-text searching of package names and descriptions using a pre-built Xapian index, with relevance ranking and debtags support.The tool is significantly faster than apt-cache for full-text searches and also wraps several apt-cache front-ends.

search terms

Start a new search across package names and descriptions.

Repeat the last search, optionally adding query terms.

Show the results of the last search again.

Show more terms or results from the last search.

Print information about the apt-xapian-index environment.

Front-end to apt-cache show; display package records.

Front-end to apt-cache showpkg.

Front-end to apt-cache depends.

Front-end to apt-cache rdepends; show reverse dependencies.

Front-end to apt-cache policy.

Front-end to apt-cache madison.

- Indexed full-text search- Debtags-aware filtering- Relevance ranking- Fast query response- apt-cache front-end commands

Requires apt-xapian-index installed and updated. The index must be rebuilt (update-apt-xapian-index) to reflect new packages. It does not search file contents; use apt-file for that. Not available on all Debian-based distributions.

axi-cache was developed as part of the apt-xapian-index project by Enrico Zini around 2007 to provide faster package searching using Xapian full-text search engine.

apt-cache(1), apt-file(1), aptitude(8)

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