Apt-file

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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.

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$"
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