Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:25:06PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> If I have the name of a file like xpm.h and want to know what package >> contains it. And I find that `apt-cache search xpm.h' doesn't know >> about it. > > Install auto-apt, do auto-apt update and then you can search like this: > > $ auto-apt search -f xpm\.h > usr/X11R6/include/X11/xpm.h devel/xlibs-dev > usr/share/doc/gnome-dev-doc/html/C/gnome-stock-xpm.html > doc/gnome-dev-doc > usr/share/doc/phpdoc/html/function.imagecreatefromxpm.html doc/phpdoc > usr/share/fsviewer/icons/xpm/home.xpm x11/fsviewer-icons > usr/share/gtktalog/xpm/help.xpm > misc/gtktalog > usr/share/solfege/xpm/happyface-32x32.xpm sound/solfege > usr/share/solfege/xpm/harmonicintervall24.xpm sound/solfege > usr/share/solfege/xpm/harmonicprogression24.xpm > sound/solfege > usr/share/solfege/xpm/holder.xpm sound/solfege > usr/X11R6/include/X11/xpm.h devel/xlibs-dev
I haven't actually tried the above, but my question was about finding a file that is not on the system. There are several ways to find those that are. Does that technique off that option?
