| Command | Help |
|---|---|
| bug | Debian bug <num> Returns a description of the bug with bug id <num>. |
| description | Debian description <source package> Reports the description of the <source package>. |
| file | Debian file [--exact] [--mode {path,filename,exactfilename}] [--branch {oldstable,stable,testing,unstable,experimental}] [--arch <architecture>] [--section {main,contrib,non-free}] <file name> Returns the package(s) containing the <file name>. --mode defaults to path, and defines how to search. --branch defaults to stable, and defines in what branch to search. |
| new | Debian new [{main,contrib,non-free}] [<version>] [<glob>] Checks for packages that have been added to Debian's unstable branch in the past week. If no glob is specified, returns a list of all packages. If no section is specified, defaults to main. |
| stats | Debian stats <source package> Reports various statistics (from http://packages.qa.debian.org/) about <source package>. |
| version | Debian version [--exact] [--searchon {names,all,sourcenames}] [--branch {oldstable,stable,testing,unstable,experimental}] [--section {main,contrib,non-free}] <package name> Returns the current version(s) of the Debian package <package name>. --exact, if given, means you want only the <package name>, and not package names containing this name. --searchon defaults to names, and defines where to search. --branch defaults to all, and defines in what branch to search. --section defaults to all, and defines in what section to search. |