[GLLUG] Fwd: gentoo Question 2: package descriptions CORRECTION
Brian Hoort
hoortbri at msu.edu
Tue Mar 8 11:03:44 EST 2005
Sorry, typo. Should have said I'm currently seeing descriptions by doing a
"# emerge -s vim", not -pv.
Oops.
Brian
>Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 10:57:02 -0500
>To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu (GLLUG Post)
>From: Brian Hoort <hoortbri at msu.edu>
>Subject: gentoo Question 2: package descriptions
>
>I haven't figured out how to just see a description without emerge
>processing the whole damn portage tree. If I just want to see the
>description of VIM, do I have to "# emerge -pv vim"? Isn't there a faster
>way, for instance,
>"# emerge --showdescriptononly vim"
>
>Thanks again.
>
>--
> Brian Hoort
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Brian Hoort
Agricultural Economics Computer Service
Michigan State University
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