Re: Where is nslookup
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 12:46:36AM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> on Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 08:08:15AM +0100, Robert Waldner (Waldner@KPNQwest.at) wrote:
> > A very convenient way to find out what package a given file belongs to
> > is via http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages ("Search Contents of
> > Latest Release").
>
> An even more convenient one is
>
> $ apt-cache search <pattern>
The convenience of `apt-cache search' saves the cost of a telephone call
but at the cost of accuracy. It searches, I think, only package names
and descriptions.
1. copernicus:~$ apt-cache search ifconfig
frad - Frame Relay Tools for DLCI/SDLA Drivers in 2.0/2.1 kernels.
2. Using http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
sbin/ifconfig base/netbase
usr/doc/pj-9904/pj9904/images/pingifconfig.gif doc/pj-9904
usr/share/man/de/man8/ifconfig.8.gz base/netbase
usr/share/man/es/man8/ifconfig.8.gz doc/manpages-es-extra
usr/share/man/fr/man8/ifconfig.8.gz base/netbase
usr/share/man/hu/man8/ifconfig.8.gz doc/manpages-hu
usr/share/man/it/man8/ifconfig.8.gz doc/manpages-it
usr/share/man/ja/man8/ifconfig.8.gz doc/manpages-ja
usr/share/man/man8/ifconfig.8.gz base/netbase
usr/share/man/pl/man8/ifconfig.8.gz doc/manpages-pl
usr/share/man/pt/man8/ifconfig.8.gz base/netbase
Brian.
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