pkgfile
Tool for searching files from packages in the official repositories on arch-based systems. See alsopacman files
, describing the usage ofpacman --files
. More information: https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/pkgfile/pkgfile.1.
- Synchronize the pkgfile database:
sudo pkgfile --update
- Search for a package that owns a specific file:
pkgfile {{filename}}
- List all files provided by a package:
pkgfile --list {{package_name}}
- List only files provided by a package located within the
bin
orsbin
directory:pkgfile --list --binaries {{package_name}}
- Search for a package that owns a specific file using case-insensitive matching:
pkgfile --ignorecase {{filename}}
- Search for a package that owns a specific file in the
bin
orsbin
directory:pkgfile --binaries {{filename}}
- Search for a package that owns a specific file, displaying the package version:
pkgfile --verbose {{filename}}
- Search for a package that owns a specific file in a specific repository:
pkgfile --repo {{repository_name}} {{filename}}
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