Hello, thanks for taking the time to report this bug. However, the behaviour you describe is normal. I'll try to explain why!
The command "ex" is not provided by any one particular Vim package. Instead, the Debian "alternatives" system (described well here: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/91) is used to symbolically link to the best available Vim package. On my system, for example: /usr/bin/ex links to /etc/alternatives/ex and then /etc/alternatives/ex links to /usr/bin/vim.full The idea of the alternatives system is that various packages can be installed, even at the same time, providing the same commands, but the system will create these links to the one you want to use. Similarly, if you try "dpkg -S /usr/bin/vim" you get no match either, but the Debian alternatives system links it (eventually) to whatever you have installed, such as /usr/bin/vim.tiny or /usr/bin/vim.full. The link /usr/bin/ex is not a file that exists in the Deb package, which is why it doesn't appear in the results of dpkg -S. The link is instead created by the post-installation script in the Vim packages. Closing this as it's not a bug. Thanks! ** Changed in: vim (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- packing list does not contain ex https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201866 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
