How to force re-installing a package?

[Mamoun Alissali <alissali@lium.univ-lemans.fr>]

  Hello,

  I've done a very stupid thing taht removed the /bin/cat binary,
so I think I have to reinstall the textutils package (is there any
other/better
solution?), but can't do it since it is marked installed/up-to-date. How
do I force dselect to reinstall it?

  Sorry for asking that question again, I saw the answer yesterday but I
can't 
remember what it said and can't find the mail anymore.

  Thanks,

  Mamoun

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