pkgfile Command Examples

Search files from packages in the official repositories on Arch-based systems. See also: pacman files, describing the usage of pacman --files. More information: https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/pkgfile/pkgfile.1.

• 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}}

• List executables provided by a package:

pkgfile --list --binaries {{package}}

• 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}}