AXI-CACHE(1)

💅 AXI-CACHE(1) — User Commands ✨

okay bestie, so there's this little baddie called axi-cache and she's here to query the Apt Xapian Index. that's the whole vibe. the manual page for her lives in section 1 of the user commands, and i'm about to spill every last detail about her, no gatekeeping 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

axi-cache — literally just querying the Apt Xapian Index, that's her whole thing

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

axi-cache [options] command [args]

it's giving "options, then a command, then whatever args that command wants." iconic structure tbh 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

she queries the Apt Xapian index. that's it, that's the mission statement 💖

✨ Commands: ✨

🔍 the search commands:

• axi-cache again [query] — reruns your last search, but you can sprinkle in extra query terms if you're feeling spicy
• axi-cache help — shows you a little summary of all the commands, a mini tour basically
• axi-cache info — prints the tea about the apt-xapian-index environment 🍵
• axi-cache last [count] — shows you the last results all over again, optionally just count of them
• axi-cache more [count] — shows you even MORE terms from that last search, because you're never satisfied (affectionate)
• axi-cache rdetails pkgname[s] — shows the details of reverse relationships for the package(s) you name, reverse-relationship lore 🔄
• axi-cache search [terms] — starts a whole brand new search, fresh start energy ✨

💫 apt-cache front-ends:

these ones are just the apt-cache classics, passing straight through:

• axi-cache depends pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache depends pkgname[s]
• axi-cache madison pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache madison pkgname[s]
• axi-cache policy pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache policy pkgname[s]
• axi-cache rdepends pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache rdepends pkgname[s]
• axi-cache show pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache show pkgname[s]
• axi-cache showpkg pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache showpkg pkgname[s]
• axi-cache showsrc pkgname[s] — runs apt-cache showsrc pkgname[s]

ngl bestie, notice how every single one of those takes pkgname[s] — plural friendly, she supports multiple packages at once, we love a generous queen 💅

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

• --version — shows the program's version number and then dips out (exits)
• -h, --help — shows this help message and then exits, the classic
• -s SORT, --sort=SORT — sorts by whatever value you give it, and those values are the ones listed in /var/lib/apt-xapian-index/values. wanna flip it? add a - to reverse the sort order 🔄
• --tags — matches tags instead of packages, plot twist
• --tabcomplete=TYPE — suggests words for tab completion of the current command line, and TYPE has to be either plain or partial
• --last — uses show --last to limit tab completion to only the packages from your last search results, so it's not out here suggesting random stuff from the void
• --all — disables pagination and always shows ALL the results

⚠️ okay real talk for a sec: with --all, search results are normally sorted by relevance, so you will find meaningless results sitting at the end of the output. like, it's not a bug, it's just what happens when you demand everything. cope 💀

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🌈 the cute lil sign-off 🌈

and that's the whole page bestie!! this gorgeous manual is for axi-cache version 0.47, and she was documented way out in March 2026. slay, ate, no crumbs. go query something 🔥👑💜