Re: view package contents w/o installing
On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Brian Potkin wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 11:27:36AM -0500, DvB wrote:
>
> > Is there any way to see what files are in a package without having to
> > install it first?
> >
> > I can't find this functionality on packages.debian.org and, IMHO, it
> > would be useful if it were present. Would it be that hard to implement
> > this?
>
> dpkg-deb manipulates package archives. It comes with dpkg so should
> already be on your system. Do `man dpkg-deb' and look in particular at
> the -c switch.
>
> Midnight Commander will also do what you want. Select the .deb file and
> press <return>.
>
> Brian.
>
You could also run ar t <file>.deb on any unix system that has `ar' command.
If you want to extract the files do ar x <file>.deb.
-walter
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