Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-14 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 04:25:13PM +0100, Virginie-ML wrote: > On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 12:54:38PM -0200, Allan F. Caetano wrote: > > Or, for an even better option, install dlocate and run: > > > > $ dlocate -S > > > > 'dlocate' is to 'dpkg' as 'locate' is to 'find' (roughly > > speak

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-14 Thread Allan F. Caetano
less /> "Virginie" == Virginie-ML <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Virginie> On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 12:54:38PM -0200, Allan F. Caetano wrote: >> Or, for an even better option, install dlocate and run: >> >> $ dlocate -S >> >> 'dlocate' is to 'dpkg' as 'locate' is to 'fi

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-14 Thread Virginie-ML
On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 12:54:38PM -0200, Allan F. Caetano wrote: > Or, for an even better option, install dlocate and run: > > $ dlocate -S > > 'dlocate' is to 'dpkg' as 'locate' is to 'find' (roughly > speaking), it performs all the search operations in the package > database much

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-14 Thread Allan F. Caetano
> "Eric" == Eric G Miller writes: Eric> On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 05:43:36PM -0800, Shane Colbert wrote: >> you'll just have to forgive me if this is a stupid >> question but is there any way to easily find out which >> deb package a particular file came from?? Eric> $ dpkg

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-14 Thread Shane Colbert
lol.. 8+) looks like it did turn out to be a stupid one.. 8+) I definetly looked in the man page for dpkg... just don't remember seeing that option in there ohwell thanks for all of the replies.. 8+) -- Colby ? --- Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:43:36 -0800

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-13 Thread will trillich
On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 05:43:36PM -0800, Shane Colbert wrote: > you'll just have to forgive me if this is a stupid > question but is there any way to easily find out which > deb package a particular file came from?? > > thank for any replies see if the newbieDoc at http://eGroups.com/fil

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-13 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 05:43:36PM -0800, Shane Colbert wrote: > you'll just have to forgive me if this is a stupid > question but is there any way to easily find out which > deb package a particular file came from?? $ dpkg -S works 99.99% of the time. -- Eric G. Miller "Time is Free"

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-13 Thread Pollywog
On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:43:36 -0800 (PST), Shane Colbert said: > you'll just have to forgive me if this is a stupid > question but is there any way to easily find out which > deb package a particular file came from?? > > thank for any replies dpkg -S /path/to/the/file/ -- Andrew

Re: finding which package a file came with

2000-11-13 Thread Bob Nielsen
dpkg -S On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 05:43:36PM -0800, Shane Colbert wrote: > you'll just have to forgive me if this is a stupid > question but is there any way to easily find out which > deb package a particular file came from?? > > thank for any replies > > --Colby ? > > ___