Software center functionality using terminal

[bentley4]

Hey guys,

Does anybody know how to get a list of applications in a category(e.g.: all the applications in Accessories)like in the software center but using the terminal?

[Gawains Green Knight]

I don't know if apt-get or aptitude can do this or not.... or if synaptic can be run from command line. There presumably must be a way....

[papibe]

This is not exactly what you are looking for, but it is very useful (at least for me):

apt-cache search <keyword>

For example to look for packages related to 'unrar':

apt-cache search unrar

Regards.