>>> I've hit a bug that won't let me start an xfce4 session. I think it >>> was caused by upgrading glibc, and it is pretty well described in this >>> nearly 4-year-old bug: >>> >>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/125909 >>> >>> The solution is presented as: >>> >>> qlist -o $(qlist -ICv) | scanelf -Bs__guard -qf - -F%F#s | xargs qfile >>> >>> but I get: >>> >>> qlist: invalid option -- 'l' >>> qlist: invalid option -- '[' >>> >>> Removing the -l fixes the first invalid option, but I don't know how >>> to fix the second. Does anyone know how to rewrite this command so it >>> will work? >> >> >> I can't see how you can get those errors, unless you have a broken qlist that >> is outputing something dodgy from the "qlist -ICv" >> >> If it persists, copy-paste your input and the output from your terminal into >> a >> mail. Or run >> >> qlist -o $(qlist -ICv) | less >> >> and examine that closely for errors > > I was making a transcription error before, but after correcting it, it > still doesn't work: > > # qlist -o $(qlist -ICv) | scanelf -Bs__guard -qf - -F%F#s | xargs qfile > Usage: qfile <opts> <filename> : list all pkgs owning files > > Options: -[ef:m:oRx:vqChV] > -e, --exact * Exact match > -f, --from <arg> * Read arguments from file <arg> ("-" for stdin) > -m, --max-args <arg> * Treat from file arguments by groups of <arg> > (defaults to 5000) > -o, --orphans * List orphan files > -R, --root-prefix * Assume arguments are already prefixed by $ROOT > -x, --exclude <arg> * Don't look in package <arg> > -v, --verbose * Make a lot of noise > -q, --quiet * Tighter output; suppress warnings > -C, --nocolor * Don't output color > -h, --help * Print this help and exit > -V, --version * Print version and exit > > Does anyone know what might be wrong? > > - Grant
I think the problem above is that -I isn't a current option of qfile, but removing it produces the error I originally posted about: qlist: invalid option -- '[' - Grant
