On Thu, 8 Mar 2018, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 03/08/18 20:42, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 Mar 2018, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >
> >> On 03/08/18 18:45, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >>> i've pawed over the man page for dnf and i can't figure out how
> >>> to do something simple -- i want to restrict the output of
> >>> commands like "dnf search" or "dnf info" to just a selected set of
> >>> architectures.
> >> Sure.
> >>
> >> I'll give you a hint. Just "exclude" the architecture of the
> >> packages you don't want. You'll have to use a "glob" to do it.
> >>
> >> Of course, if you give up, I'll tell you what you need to know.
> >> But, sometimes it is better to try a bit more and learn a bit along
> >> the way.
> > ed: your frequently condescending replies to me wherein you lecture
> > to me as if i'm a 12-year-old is getting a little tiring. i am well
> > aware of dnf's "--exclude" option, but that option simply allows (if i
> > read this correctly) globbing on the entire package name, architecture
> > and everything else in between.
>
> [egreshko@meimei ~]$ dnf --excludepkgs=*686 info 389-admin
curiously, while "dnf --help" mentions that option, it does not
appear anywhere in the man page:
$ man dnf | grep excludepkgs
$
> Maybe the man page was too long?
yes, that must be it ... if only i'd kept on reading.
rday
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