[PADS] finding a package by file

[Jeff Abrahamson]

On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 01:22:05PM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 06:13:08AM -0500, Jeff Abrahamson said:
> > > apt-file search <filename>
> > 
> > I have sha.h installed as part of libssl-dev, and yet
> > 
> >     jeff@diderot:jeff $ apt-file search sha.h
> >      + /var/cache/auto-apt
> >      + /var/cache/auto-apt
> >     jeff@diderot:jeff $ 
> 
> First, as root, apt-file update.  It has to create a database (basically
> done by downloading Contents.gz from each of your sources) before it can
> do anything.  Check the manpage for more info.

Yes, you did say that. My brain translated it to apt-get update, which
I'd already done...

Works well now. Thanks again.

-- 
 Jeff

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