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3.1.9.21 Working with DPKG

dpkg provides commands for manipulating and querying the dpkg database, gitfm's DPKG commands allow quick access to most of those which operate on binary packages, files, or require package names as arguments. All commands expecting package names can also be given binary packages, the package names will be automatically extracted. Most commands use their single character dpkg option letter as the key command.

^C ^D i

 
Install the deb file(s) selected or pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-INSTALL’).

^C ^D R i

 
Recursively install the deb file(s) in the directories selected or
pointed by the cursor (‘R-DPKG-INSTALL’).

^C ^D u

 
Unpack the deb file(s) selected or pointed by the cursor, but
don't configure it (‘DPKG-UNPACK’).

^C ^D R u

 
Recursively unpack the deb file(s) in the directories selected or
pointed by the cursor, but don't configure them (‘R-DPKG-UNPACK’).

^C ^D C

 
Configure the unpacked package(s) selected or pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-CONFIGURE’).

^C ^D r

 
Remove the package(s) selected or pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-REMOVE’).

^C ^D P

 
Purge the package(s) selected or pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-PURGE’).

^C ^D A

 
Update dpkg and dselect's idea of which packages are available with
information from the deb file(s) selected or pointed by the
cursor (‘DPKG-RECORDAVAIL’).

^C ^D R A

 
Recursively update dpkg and dselect's idea of which packages are
available with information from the deb file(s) in the directories
selected or pointed by the cursor (‘R-DPKG-RECORDAVAIL’).

^C ^D h

 
Display quick help file for GITFM's DPKG commands.
(‘DPKG-HELP’).

^C ^D c

 
Lists the contents of the filesystem tree archive portion of the
deb file pointed by the cursor (‘DPKG-CONTENTS’).

^C ^D f

 
Extracts control file information from a deb file pointed by
the cursor (‘DPKG-FIELD’). You are presented with the file name and
can either hit ENTER to see all fields, or add control file field names
(space separated) to see only those fields.

^C ^D I

 
Provides information about a deb file pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-INFO’).

^C ^D l

 
List the package(s) selected or pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-LISTPKGS’).

^C ^D s

 
Display status details for the package(s) selected or pointed by the
cursor (‘DPKG-STATUS’).

^C ^D L

 
List files owned by the package(s) selected or pointed by the cursor
(‘DPKG-LISTFILES’).

^C ^D S

 
Find package owning file pointed to by the cursor
(‘DPKG-SEARCH’).

^C ^D p

 
Display available version details of package(s) selected or pointed by
the cursor (‘DPKG-PRINTAVAIL’).
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