apt-cache search [emacs*+] doesnt find emacs in debian

Question

I can't find the emacs package to install on debian. My /etc/apt/sources.list looks like:

I am using apt-cache search [emacs*+] . I get a list of packages which depend on emacs, but not emacs itself. Any thoughts? I installed the Debian base system only.

Answer 1

First of all [emacs*+] doesn't make sense. Second, add more apt repositories. Just search for emacs, emacs*+ is equivalent to an apt-cache search with emac.

Mine shows more than 300 entries matching emacs:

 # Correct search
 $ apt-cache search emacs | wc -l
 330

 # Wrong
 $ apt-cache search emacs*+ | wc -l
 333