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Re: Generic file finder question ..what tool or database



On Tuesday 05 Mar 2002 7:25 am, Harry Putnam wrote:
> If I have the name of a file like xpm.h and want to know what package
> contains it.  And I find that `apt-cache search xpm.h' doesn't know
> about it.

apt-cache search only checks package names and descriptions

> And dpkg -S xpm.h doesn't either

It does if you have the relevant package installed

#dpkg -S xpm.h
#xlibs-dev: /usr/X11R6/include/X11/xpm.h

Otherwise try here:

http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_contents


Simon Hepburn.



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