Re: using dpkg to "see" the contents of a package

["Robert D. Hilliard" <hilliard@metrolink.net>]

     Look at the results of dpkg-deb --help.  The -c or -I options may
be what you want.

Bob

Tim Ferrell wrote:
> I am new to Debian, so this may be a somewhat stupid question... Is
> there a way to use dpkg to list the contents, etc. of a package that is
> not installed? I like to see what it is I am installing first, and when
> I used rpm I could query the contents first. Is there a dpkg equivalent?


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