[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Is there a way to view the contents of a *.deb package prior to >installing it? The reason for the question is: I needed to uuencode >a file and "uuencode" was not to be found. I assume that it is in one >of the *.deb packages which I haven't installed yet. In case anyone >is wondering, I am not real familar with LINUX and am installing it a >section at a time.
sfere:richard$ dpkg --contents ~ftp/pub/debian/binary/misc/sharutils-4.1-5.deb drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 ./ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/doc/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/doc/copyright/ -rw-r--r-- root/root 961 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/doc/copyright/shar drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/bin/ -rwxr-xr-x root/root 24580 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/bin/shar -rwxr-xr-x root/root 12292 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/bin/unshar -rwxr-xr-x root/root 8196 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/bin/uuencode -rwxr-xr-x root/root 8196 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/bin/uudecode -rwxr-xr-x root/root 8196 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/bin/ansi2knr drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man1/ -rw-r--r-- root/root 9479 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man1/shar.1 -rw-r--r-- root/root 2554 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man1/unshar.1 -rw-r--r-- root/root 3421 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man1/uuencode.1 -rw-r--r-- root/root 910 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man1/ansi2knr.1 drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man5/ -rw-r--r-- root/root 3660 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/man/man5/uuencode.5 drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/info/ -rwxr-xr-x root/root 7254 Jun 4 05:09 1995 usr/info/sharutils.info.gz sfere:richard$ IIRC there's a ``Contents'' file on the ftp site which you can grep... ttfn/rjk
