Re: listing of files a package installs?

To: Gerald Jensen <gerry@blue.intele.net>
Cc: debian-user@Pixar.com
Subject: Re: listing of files a package installs?
From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 95 12:27 EST
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  Gerald Jensen writes:
  Gerald>  Is there a way to know which packages installed which files.

dpkg -c foo-1.2.3-4.deb

The only doc available is dpkg-deb(8)

  Gerald> It would be nice if there were a comprehensive listing somewhere
  Gerald> that lists ALL the files that a package would install.

There is the "Contents" files (one for 0.93, one for 1.0) on the ftp server
that list all files for all packages. You can grep either way.

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