On Thu, 8 Mar 2018, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 03/08/18 18:45, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> i've pawed over the man page for dnf and i can't figure out how
> to do something simple -- i want to restrict the output of
> commands like "dnf search" or "dnf info" to just a selected set
of
> architectures.
Sure.
I'll give you a hint. Just "exclude" the architecture of the
packages you don't want. You'll have to use a "glob" to do it.
Of course, if you give up, I'll tell you what you need to know.
But, sometimes it is better to try a bit more and learn a bit along
the way.
ed: your frequently condescending replies to me wherein you lecture
to me as if i'm a 12-year-old is getting a little tiring. i am well
aware of dnf's "--exclude" option, but that option simply allows (if i
read this correctly) globbing on the entire package name, architecture
and everything else in between.
given that dnf recognizes both "--arch" and "--forcearch" for some
operations, i was hoping the same *architecture-specific* selection
could be applied to queries.
rday