axi-cache (1)

NAME

axi-cache - query the Apt Xapian Index

axi-cache [options] command [args]

Query the Apt Xapian index.

: search commands:
axi-cache again [query]: repeat the last search, possibly adding query terms
axi-cache help: show a summary of commands
axi-cache info: print information about the apt-xapian-index environment
axi-cache last [count]: show the last results again
axi-cache more [count]: show more terms from the last search
axi-cache rdetails pkgname[s]: show details of reverse relationships for the given packages
axi-cache search [terms]: start a new search
: apt-cache front-ends:
axi-cache depends pkgname[s]: run apt-cache depends pkgname[s]
axi-cache madison pkgname[s]: run apt-cache madison pkgname[s]
axi-cache policy pkgname[s]: run apt-cache policy pkgname[s]
axi-cache rdepends pkgname[s]: run apt-cache rdepends pkgname[s]
axi-cache show pkgname[s]: run apt-cache show pkgname[s]
axi-cache showpkg pkgname[s]: run apt-cache showpkg pkgname[s]
axi-cache showsrc pkgname[s]: run apt-cache showsrc pkgname[s]

--version: show program's version number and exit
-h, --help: show this help message and exit
-s SORT, --sort=SORT: sort by the given value, as listed in /var/lib/apt-xapian-index/values. Add a '-' to reverse sort order
--tags: show matching tags, rather than packages
--tabcomplete=TYPE: suggest words for tab completion of the current command line (type is 'plain' or 'partial')
--last: use 'show --last' to limit tab completion to only the packages from the last search results
--all: disable pagination and always show all results. Note that search results are normally sorted by relevance, so you may find meaningless results at the end of the output