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slapt-src: Locate slackbuilds by their name or description.
$ slapt-src --search ${search_term}
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The command slapt-src --search ${search_term} is used in the context of the slapt-src package manager.

Slapt-src is a package manager designed for Slackware Linux distributions. It allows users to build and install software packages from source code. The --search option is used to search for available packages in the slapt-src repository.

${search_term} is a placeholder for the search term or keyword that you want to use to find packages. For example, if you were looking for packages related to "python", you would replace ${search_term} with "python" to search for packages related to Python programming language.

When you run the command slapt-src --search ${search_term}, it will query the slapt-src repository and display a list of packages that match your search term. This can help you find specific software packages you may need to install or gather information about what is available in the repository.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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