Re: Generic file finder question ..what tool or database
Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za> writes:
> On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:25:06PM -0800, 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.
>
> Install auto-apt, do auto-apt update and then you can search like this:
>
> $ auto-apt search -f xpm\.h
> usr/X11R6/include/X11/xpm.h devel/xlibs-dev
> usr/share/doc/gnome-dev-doc/html/C/gnome-stock-xpm.html doc/gnome-dev-doc
> usr/share/doc/phpdoc/html/function.imagecreatefromxpm.html doc/phpdoc
> usr/share/fsviewer/icons/xpm/home.xpm x11/fsviewer-icons
> usr/share/gtktalog/xpm/help.xpm misc/gtktalog
> usr/share/solfege/xpm/happyface-32x32.xpm sound/solfege
> usr/share/solfege/xpm/harmonicintervall24.xpm sound/solfege
> usr/share/solfege/xpm/harmonicprogression24.xpm sound/solfege
> usr/share/solfege/xpm/holder.xpm sound/solfege
> usr/X11R6/include/X11/xpm.h devel/xlibs-dev
I haven't actually tried the above, but my question was about finding
a file that is not on the system. There are several ways to find
those that are.
Does that technique off that option?
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