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apt-file command searches available packages for a specific file or files. The packages do not need to be installed to perform the search. | apt-file command searches available packages for a specific file or files. The packages do not need to be installed to perform the search. | ||
== Install == | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line> | |||
apt install apt-file | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line> | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line> | ||
apt-file list x11-utils | apt-file list x11-utils | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
== Search for utilities in packages == | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line> | |||
$ apt-file search -x "bin/.*mailx.*" | |||
$ apt-file search -x "bin/dig$" | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
[[Category:Commands]] | [[Category:Commands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:01, 4 May 2025
apt-file command searches available packages for a specific file or files. The packages do not need to be installed to perform the search.
Install
apt install apt-file
Usage
apt-file list x11-utils
Search for utilities in packages
$ apt-file search -x "bin/.*mailx.*"
$ apt-file search -x "bin/dig$"
