--- Charlie Zender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 1. Which package contains the man-pages for C-library functions like 
> sprintf()?

manpages-dev

> 2. Is there a way to ask the system which package owns a specific 
> installed file?

dpkg -S file

> 3. Is there a way to determine the name of the (non-installed)
> package 
> which owns a particular (non-installed) filename? e.g., which package
> 
> will install the file printf.1.gz?

apt-get install apt-file && \
apt-file update && \
apt-file search <whatever>

-- Thomas Adam.


        
        
                
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