pacman-files
queries the files database to find which packages own specific files
TLDR
Update files database
$ sudo pacman -Fy
Find package owning file$ pacman -F filename
Find using regex$ pacman -Fx 'regex'
List package names only$ pacman -Fq filename
List files in package$ pacman -Fl package
SYNOPSIS
pacman -F [OPTIONS] [FILE...]
DESCRIPTION
pacman -F (files) queries the files database to find which packages own specific files or to list files contained in packages. This works even for packages that are not installed.
PARAMETERS
-F, --files
Query the files database-y, --refresh
Download fresh files database from the server-l, --list
List files owned by the specified package-x, --regex
Interpret the search pattern as a regular expression-q, --quiet
Show only package names without repository
INSTALL
sudo apt install pacman-package-manager
sudo dnf install pacman
sudo pacman -S pacman
sudo apk add pacman
nix profile install nixpkgs#pacman
CAVEATS
The files database must be updated separately from the sync database using -Fy. This database can be large and updates may take time. For finding files from installed packages, use pacman -Qo instead.
HISTORY
pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux and its derivatives. The files database feature allows searching for files across all available packages.
SEE ALSO
pacman(8), pacman-query(8), pkgfile(1)
