Thanks [was: Re: Where is /usr/bin/file?]
Brian Servis wrote:
>
> *- On 12 Jun, Pollywog wrote about "RE: Where is /usr/bin/file?"
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> You have to omit the leading slash, search for 'usr/bin/file'.
>
> FILE PACKAGE
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> usr/bin/file utils/file
That's why I couldn't find it. I had the leading slash in when I
searched the web site.
Thanks everyone for the quick replies.
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