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pkgfile — Search files from packages in the official repositories on Arch-based systems. See also: `pacman fil

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Problem

How to use the pkgfile command: Search files from packages in the official repositories on Arch-based systems. See also: pacman files. More information: <https://manned.org/pkgfile>.

Solution

pkgfile — Search files from packages in the official repositories on Arch-based systems. See also: pacman files. More information: <https://manned.org/pkgfile>.

Synchronize the pkgfile database:

sudo pkgfile --update

Search for a package that owns a specific file:

pkgfile {{filename}}

List all files provided by a package:

pkgfile --list {{package}}

List executables provided by a package:

pkgfile --list --binaries {{package}}

Search for a package that owns a specific file using case-insensitive matching:

pkgfile --ignorecase {{filename}}

Search for a package that owns a specific file in the bin or sbin directory:

pkgfile --binaries {{filename}}

Search for a package that owns a specific file, displaying the package version:

pkgfile --verbose {{filename}}

Search for a package that owns a specific file in a specific repository:

pkgfile --repo {{repository_name}} {{filename}}

Code Snippets

Synchronize the pkgfile database

sudo pkgfile --update

Search for a package that owns a specific file

pkgfile {{filename}}

List all files provided by a package

pkgfile --list {{package}}

List executables provided by a package

pkgfile --list --binaries {{package}}

Search for a package that owns a specific file using case-insensitive matching

pkgfile --ignorecase {{filename}}

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