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diff --git a/gnu/packages/search.scm b/gnu/packages/search.scm index 55ce45b30d..e7f8aae881 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/search.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/search.scm @@ -138,12 +138,15 @@ command line tool for interacting with libtocc.") "1frdmgrmb509fxbdpsxxw3lvvwv7xm1pavqrqgm4jg698iix6xfw")))) (build-system gnu-build-system) (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/bool") - (synopsis "Find files that match a boolean expression") + (synopsis "Finding text and HTML files that match boolean expressions") (description - "GNU Bool is a utility for finding files that match a boolean expression. -The boolean operators supported are AND, OR, and NOT. Also supported is the -NEAR operator for locating two expressions within a short distance from each -other.") + "GNU Bool is a utility to perform text searches on files using Boolean +expressions. For example, a search for \"hello AND world\" would return a +file containing the phrase \"Hello, world!\". It supports both AND and OR +statements, as well as the NEAR statement to search for the occurrence of +words in close proximity to each other. It handles context gracefully, +accounting for new lines and paragraph changes. It also has robust support +for parsing HTML files.") (license gpl3+))) ;;; search.scm ends here |