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pkgfile is a tool for searching files from packages in the official repositories.

Tip: pacman has a similar functionality built in.

## Installation

Install the pkgfile package. Alternatively, install the development version with the pkgfile-gitAUR package.

The pkgfile database can then be synced with:

    # pkgfile -u

## Usage

To search for a package that owns the file `makepkg`:

    $ pkgfile makepkg

    core/pacman

To list all files provided by archlinux-keyring:

    $ pkgfile -l archlinux-keyring

    core/archlinux-keyring usr/
    core/archlinux-keyring usr/share/
    core/archlinux-keyring usr/share/pacman/
    core/archlinux-keyring usr/share/pacman/keyrings/
    core/archlinux-keyring usr/share/pacman/keyrings/archlinux-revoked
    core/archlinux-keyring usr/share/pacman/keyrings/archlinux-trusted
    core/archlinux-keyring usr/share/pacman/keyrings/archlinux.gpg

Latter is comparable to `pacman -Ql` (see pacman#Querying package databases), except it applies to remote packages.

## Command not found

See Bash#Command not found, Zsh#pkgfile "command not found" handler and Fish#The "command not found" hook.

## Automatic updates

pkgfile ships with a systemd service and timer for automatically synchronizing the pkgfile database. To activate automatic updates enable `pkgfile-update.timer`.

By default, pkgfile will be updated daily. To change this schedule, edit the unit file.

Categories:

- Package management
- Commands