{"id":346,"date":"2008-10-06T10:01:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=346"},"modified":"2008-10-06T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2008-10-06T10:27:13","slug":"mint-6-3-new-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=346","title":{"rendered":"Mint 6: 3 new commands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three new commands made their way into Romeo last night: search, apt contains and apt content. All three of them are provided by mintSystem 5.5.<\/p>\n

If you have Romeo set up as a repository simply type “apt update” and “apt install mintsystem”. Otherwise you can get the deb from here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/packages.linuxmint.com\/pool\/romeo\/m\/mintsystem\/mintsystem_5.5_all.deb<\/a><\/p>\n

apt content package<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“apt content” shows the content of package, it’s a shortcut for “dpkg -L”. For instance, if you type “apt content mintsystem” you should see the following:<\/p>\n

clem@mars ~\/Desktop $ apt content mintsystem
\n\/.
\n\/usr
\n\/usr\/local
\n\/usr\/local\/bin
\n\/usr\/local\/bin\/apt
\n\/usr\/lib
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/icon.png
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/python
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/python\/configobj.py
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/templates
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/templates\/apt.conf
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/templates\/preferences
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/GPL.txt
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/version
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/version\/mintInstall
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/version\/mintInstall\/portals.list
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/version\/mintInstall\/release.id
\n\/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/version\/mintInstall\/sources.list
\n\/usr\/share
\n\/usr\/share\/doc
\n\/usr\/share\/doc\/mintsystem
\n\/usr\/share\/doc\/mintsystem\/copyright
\n\/usr\/share\/doc\/mintsystem\/changelog.gz<\/em><\/p>\n

apt contains filename<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“apt contains” tells you which package contains a particular file. It’s a shortcut for “dpkg -S”. For instance if you type “apt contains \/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/GPL.txt<\/em>” you should see the following:<\/p>\n

clem@mars ~\/Desktop $ apt contains \/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/GPL.txt
\nmintsystem: \/usr\/lib\/linuxmint\/mintSystem\/GPL.txt<\/em><\/p>\n

search for keyword in directory<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“search” lets you search for files containing a particular keyword. You can get a list of options by typing “search –help”:<\/p>\n

clem@mars ~\/Desktop $ search help<\/em><\/p>\n

usage: search [arguments] [options]
\narguments:
\nfor text
\nin directory
\noptions:
\n-c | –case-sensitive
\n-s | –show-filenames-only<\/em><\/p>\n

“search” is easy to use. Let’s take an example and search for “workgroup” in \/etc\/samba. We type “search for workgroup in \/etc\/samba” and we see the following:<\/p>\n

clem@mars ~\/Desktop $ search for workgroup in \/etc\/samba
\n\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf.ucf-old:26:# Change this to the workgroup\/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
\n\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf.ucf-old:27:\u00a0\u00a0 workgroup = MSHOME
\n\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf:26:# Change this to the workgroup\/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
\n\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf:27:\u00a0\u00a0 workgroup = MSHOME<\/em><\/p>\n

We can refine the search by adding “–case-sensitive” or only show filenames by adding “–show-filenames-only”. For instance:<\/p>\n

clem@mars ~\/Desktop $ search in \/etc\/samba for workgroup –case-sensitive –show-filenames-only
\n\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf.ucf-old
\n\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf<\/em><\/p>\n

Let us know what you think and if you find any bugs. These will eventually be backported into Elyssa and will be featured as some of Mint 6’s improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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