deb-history

#
# Displays dpkg history.
#
# Authors:
#   Peter Leung <commandolinux@gmail.com>
#   Benjamin Boudreau <boudreau.benjamin@gmail.com>
#   Sorin Ionescu <sorin.ionescu@gmail.com>
#

case "$1" in
  (install)
    zgrep --no-filename 'install ' $(ls -rt /var/log/dpkg*)
  ;;
  (upgrade|remove)
    zgrep --no-filename "$1" $(ls -rt /var/log/dpkg*)
  ;;
  (rollback)
    zgrep --no-filename upgrade $(ls -rt /var/log/dpkg*) \
      | grep "$2" -A10000000 \
      | grep "$3" -B10000000 \
      | awk '{print $4"="$5}'
  ;;
  (list)
    zcat $(ls -rt /var/log/dpkg*)
  ;;
  (*)
    cat >&2 <<EOF
Commands:
    install - List installed packages
    upgrade - List upgraded packages
    remove - List removed packages
    rollback - List rollback information
    list - Display contents of dpkg logs
EOF
  ;;
esac