On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 08:49:57AM -0400, Jason Rennie wrote: > Geez. Try answering the question, not insulting the guy. The dpkg > man page is unclear on what -S does:
I wasn't insulting anybody. The *words* were there, only to place emphasis on the fundamental differences in operation. > dpkg -S | --search filename-search-pattern ... > Search for a filename from installed packages. How is this unclear, exactly? > So, is there a dpkg option that allows one to determine from which > package a file came? Or, is there some other program that can provide > this information? dpkg -S is only ever useful if you want to check to see whether a file comes from a package installed on your system. As I have said, if the file was created by an application, then it clearly cannot belong to a package. No information is retained to the creating program, other than *possibly* debconf's database. If you want to search for files in packages that you do not have installed, then apt-file is your friend. -- Thomas Adam -- "Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask. You are a flatulent pain in the arse." -- Morrissey. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
