rpm -qf would also tell you that for a file: $ rpm -q --whatprovides /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd openssh-server-4.5p1-6.fc7 $ rpm -qf /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd openssh-server-4.5p1-6.fc7 --whatprovides is actually more general, it will also tell you what provides a "capability": $ rpm -q --whatprovides httpd httpd-2.2.6-1.fc7 Apparently a rpm can specify a dependency on a capability when any one of several packages can provide the needed functionality. I am not able to find the place in the man page where "capability" is defined or described, but it must be in there somewhere, right? @) Dave On 10/30/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I printed out Maximum RPM in 1997 and I refer to it often. I was > told today to use: > > # rpm -q --whatprovides (complete direction to a file) and it did > provide the name of the file that provides /etc/rc.d/init.d/nvideo. > > Then just now I got to page 51 and there it listed this capability. > I have had this capability for 8 years but didn't know it... > :-) > > > -- > > Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI > Linux User > #450462 http://counter.li.org. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
