urpmf

Search Mageia package files and metadata

TLDR

Search packages containing file
$ urpmf [filename]
Search summary with AND
$ urpmf --summary [keyword1] -a [keyword2]
Search description with OR
$ urpmf --description [keyword1] -o [keyword2]
Search with exclusion
$ urpmf --description ! [keyword] -F'|'

SYNOPSIS

urpmf [OPTIONS] PATTERN

DESCRIPTION

urpmf finds files in packages and queries information about them in Mageia Linux. It can search by filename, summary, or description using boolean operators.Part of the urpmi package management suite for Mageia.

PARAMETERS

--summary

Search in package summaries
--description
Search in package descriptions
-a
AND operator between patterns
-o
OR operator between patterns
!
Negation (exclude matches)
-F SEP
Field separator (default: colon)

CAVEATS

Mageia specific. Searches through all configured media. Large queries may take time to process.

SEE ALSO

urpmi(8), urpmq(8)