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17.3.2. Finding packages

The find_by_name subroutine finds a package or packages by name. It returns a Perl list of the entries found. For example, if you installed more than one version of a package, find_by_name would return a list of all the packages at the different versions.
Similar to find_by_name, find_by_name_iter returns an iterator to iterate over the packages that match the query. The iterator approach is usually more efficient.