Re: apt-cache and search

[will trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

On Tue, Feb 13, 2001 at 09:15:51PM +0000, Rajesh Fowkar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> If I do apt-cache search <keyword> I get listing of packages available in 
> apt cache. Suppose I want a filename search not package how this can be done.
> I want to find if the file I need is present in any of the packages in apt-cache.
> 
> How this can be done ?

dpkg -S partial/path/nam

of course, this only works for installed packages.

also try

	http://packages.debian.org/SomeTermHere

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