tldr/pages/linux/pkgfile.md

pkgfile

Tool for searching files from packages in the official repositories on arch-based systems. See also pacman files. More information: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/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_name}}

• List only files in the bin directory provided by a package:

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 directory:

pkgfile --binary {{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}}