Re: apt-file

["Wu-Kung Sun" <sunwukung@gmail.com>]

On Dec 1, 2007 2:21 PM, Tom Allison <tom@tacocat.net> wrote:
> how do you use apt-file?
>
> I'm trying to use 'apt-file find pg_resetxlog' and it returns nothing
>
> but this fails to:
> which psql --> /usr/bin/psql
>
> apt-file find psql  --> nothing
>
> Well, I know something put that file there because I installed it using aptitude.
>
> I *really* need to find that file, pg_resetxlog.
>
>

First:
apt-file update
Then:
apt-file search (filename)

If you're just trying to find a file on your system, use locate.
-- 
swk