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Jimbow
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 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject: checkout the new etcat program |
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I was poking around the changelogs of recently updated packages and I noticed that etcat was added to gentoolkit. | Code: | Usage: etcat [ options ] [ action ] [ package ]
Actions:
belongs (-b short option)
Searches the portage for package that owns a specified file.
with an option to restrict the search space. Example:
etcat belongs /usr/bin/gimp media-gfx
etcat belongs /usr/lib/libjpeg.so media-*
etcat belongs /usr/lib/libmpeg.so
changes (-c short option)
Outputs the changelog entry to screen. It is possible to give
a version number along with package name. eg:
etcat changes mozilla
etcat changes mozilla-1.1-r1
etcat changes gkrellm$
size (-s short option)
Outputs the size of all the files used by a particular package.
uses (-u short option)
Outputs all the possible USE variables that it uses. Note,
if the ebuild does not use IUSE, then a hack is employed to
try and guess the use variables used, maybe inaccurate.
versions (-v short options)
Outputs all the ebuild versions available in your portage tree.
How to decode the output:
(M) : Masked Package
(~) : Unstable Masked Package
(I) : Installed Package
Number on the end indicates package SLOT. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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awesome, sounds like could be very useful.
 Sorry to be of topic, but your icon or avatar is awesome. I always see your posts somewhere and when reading what you write I can see the head out of the corner of my eye. Always think of first glance just some bald guy, then I take a second look, and I am like  whoa. lol sorry =] |
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Narada
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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I filed a bug where the short options for etcat would just list its usage rather than doing the same as the full options. This is now fixed and short options are now working in the updated version. I agree that etcat is an excellent utility although I don't understand why there is qpkg, portage and etcat all with a large degree of overlap in what they do. I say merge the functionality and make one formidable tool! Is that worth an enhancement bug do you think?
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Jimbow
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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You are correct. I think the existence of three programs instead of one is due to growing pains. That part of the emerge code is kind of murky. I think people found it easier to start over. We do need an emerge 2.0. Any volunteers?
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Jimbow
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| nepenthe wrote: | | a Sorry to be of topic, but your icon or avatar is awesome. I always see your posts somewhere and when reading what you write I can see the head out of the corner of my eye. Always think of first glance just some bald guy, then I take a second look, and I am like whoa. lol sorry =] |
Hey thanks mon. Glad to make the world a little more wide-eyed. 
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