8.2. Packages and Package Groups
8.2. Packages and Package Groups 8.2.1. Searching Packages You can search all RPM package names, descriptions and summaries by using the following command: yum search term ... Replace term with a package name you want to search. Example 8.2. Searching for packages matching a specific string To list all packages that match " vim " , " gvim " , or " emacs " , type: The yum search command is useful for searching for packages you do not know the name of, but for which you know a related term. Note that by default, yum search returns matches in package name and summary, which makes the search faster. Use the yum search all command for a more exhaustive but slower search.
~]USD yum search vim gvim emacs Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager ============================= N/S matched: vim ============================== vim -X11.x86_64 : The VIM version of the vi editor for the X Window System vim -common.x86_64 : The common files needed by any version of the VIM editor [output truncated] ============================ N/S matched: emacs ============================= emacs .x86_64 : GNU Emacs text editor emacs -auctex.noarch : Enhanced TeX modes for Emacs [output truncated] Name and summary matches mostly, use "search all" for everything. Warning: No matches found for: gvim