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Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org

From John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org
Date 2020-06-20 14:40 +0200
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Ihor writes:
> I wish there was a way to do it without using a web browser. Is there
> some sort of CLI interface to packages.debian org?

Do you specifically require a command line interface, or just a text
one?  They are not the same thing.  If the latter use a text browser
such as Lynx.  If the former perhaps the -c and/or -o options for
apt-cache might be interesting.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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CLI interface to packages.debian.org Ihor Antonov <ihor@antonovs.family> - 2020-06-20 10:40 +0200
  Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2020-06-20 11:10 +0200
    Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-20 11:30 +0200
      Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Ihor Antonov <ihor@antonovs.family> - 2020-06-20 23:10 +0200
  Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-06-20 13:20 +0200
    Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2020-06-20 17:10 +0200
      Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Ihor Antonov <ihor@antonovs.family> - 2020-06-20 23:10 +0200
        Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-06-21 01:00 +0200
          Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-21 08:00 +0200
        Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2020-06-21 03:10 +0200
  Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-06-20 14:40 +0200
    Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Ihor Antonov <ihor@antonovs.family> - 2020-06-20 23:10 +0200
      Re: CLI interface to packages.debian.org Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-21 08:10 +0200

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