Re: Where is /usr/bin/file?
On Sat, Jun 12, 1999 at 10:20:07PM -0000, Pollywog wrote:
>
> 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.
It's in the package "file".
$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/file
file: /usr/bin/file
Bob
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