*- On 12 Jun, Pollywog wrote about "RE: Where is /usr/bin/file?" > > On 12-Jun-99 Pollywog wrote: >> >> On 12-Jun-99 Greg Starkes wrote: >>> I downloaded xmms 0.9 last night. make complained about not being able >>> to find /usr/bin/file. I used dpkg --search to see what packaged owned >>> it, and found nothing. Is this not a part of the debian distribution? I >>> noticed that RedHat has it. >> >> I have the file, though I am unable to determine which package it came from. >> >> The Debian package search facility might have this information, on Debian's >> website. > > Very strange; I looked for the package on Debian's website, using the search > facility, and I can't find the package that owns /usr/bin/file. > I do have /usr/bin/file on my Potato system. >
You have to omit the leading slash, search for 'usr/bin/file'. FILE PACKAGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- usr/bin/file utils/file -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------
