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On 07/21/2010 10:54 AM, Natanael Copa wrote:
>> a good "apk show package" with some description of the package will be
>> nice though  like "apt-get show package"
> 
> Try 'apk info -a package'
> 
> (Timo: we maybe want apk info <package> do the same as apk info -a by default)

Or maybe just -dw or similar?

> One of the ideas with apk-tools is to keep as little info as possible
> in the apk index. Adding long description for each package would make
> the index size many times bigger (and apk would be slower). Instead,
> we provide the URL where user can find more info about the software.

We could make a separate long descriptions file. But I'm not sure if
it's worth the trouble.


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