pkgfile

linux

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

Examples (8)

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