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pkgfile

Tool for searching files from packages in the official repositories on arch-based systems.

See also `pacman files`, describing the usage of `pacman --files`.

More information.

• 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_name}

• List only files provided by a package located within the `bin` or `sbin` directory:

pkgfile --list --binaries {package_name}

• 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}

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