try this: dpkg -S /usr/bin
it spitsout a screenfull of packages for that dir. never tried that before, that rules dpkg can do that. nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Dwayne C . Litzenberger wrote: > Ouch! Accidentally did rm *? > > You pretty much have to re-install everything, though there *might* be a > way to make dpkg check and re-install packages that don't check out > properly (I know RPM did it). Don't know how, though. > > On Tue, Oct 12, 1999 at 12:05:01PM -0700, j way wrote: > > Hi, is there an easy way to reinstall the contents of /usr/bin from > > (Slink) startup floppies or some such? Tnx. > > > > -- > "I already have all the latest software." > -- Laura Winslow, "Family Matters" > > Dwayne Litzenberger - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Advertising Policy: http://DLitzPower.tripod.com/spamoff.htm > GnuPG Public Key: http://DLitzPower.tripod.com/gpgkey.asc > Fingerprint: 0535 F7CF FF5F 8547 E5A5 695E 4456 FB6C BC39 A4B0 > >
