On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Brian Potkin wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 11:27:36AM -0500, DvB wrote: > > > Is there any way to see what files are in a package without having to > > install it first? > > > > I can't find this functionality on packages.debian.org and, IMHO, it > > would be useful if it were present. Would it be that hard to implement > > this? > > dpkg-deb manipulates package archives. It comes with dpkg so should > already be on your system. Do `man dpkg-deb' and look in particular at > the -c switch. > > Midnight Commander will also do what you want. Select the .deb file and > press <return>. > > Brian. > You could also run ar t <file>.deb on any unix system that has `ar' command. If you want to extract the files do ar x <file>.deb. -walter
