Is that possible to list available packages in a specific repository on debian jessie using the command line?
How to list available packages in a specific repository on Debian?
debian;command line;package management
Given that the repository you're interested in is in your apt sources, you can find the information on the packages available there in the files apt downloads; for the linedeb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main non-freethese would be respectively/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_jessie_main_binary-amd64_Packages/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_jessie_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages(assuming you're on amd64). You can ensure those files are up-to-date first by runningapt-get update