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Subject: Re: Pacman Search on Package Names Only?

From: David Rosenstrauch via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:06:07 -0400

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How about:

pacman -Sl | grep <something>

On 3/25/22 7:58 AM, Dan Sommers via arch-general wrote:

Greetings,

Is there a way to limit Pacman to search package names only, rather than
package names and descriptions?

References:

Pacman Search on Package Names Only?
- From: Dan Sommers via arch-general