yum list display some package in 2 rows

freeslkr freeslkr.wl6x at mailnull.com
Sun Feb 1 21:45:33 UTC 2009


g <geleem <at> bellsouth.net> writes:

> Ambrogio wrote:
> 
>> I can't imagine why the limit should be set to 20 or to 80.
> 
> who knows what reasoning is in thinking of yum developers?
> 
> at least yum is better than rpm with rpm files. :)
> 
>> I don't know how to change it, but I think that if output is sent to
>> nonterminal devices, (like files or pipe for examples), the row limit as
>> to be set to infinite.
> 
> ok. then to get around yum reformatting output, why not just send output
> to a file and work with file?

geleem,

Open a terminal and check before you post. The OP's original complaint
is valid and is annoying, if not exactly a bug. Stop wasting his (and my)
time.




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