031120 Martin Horak wrote:
> how you find package by name of the file it contains?
> I can list files only in packages, which are already installed.
> Is it possible to see what files WILL BE installed by emerge <something>?
> For example /sbin/ip - finally I found it in iproute package,
> but only by chance.  Does exist some utility or search engine for this?
> Now I'm seeking the "host" utility.

'qpkg -f /sbin/ip' will tell you which package owns it.

there doesn't seem to be a way of finding out before installing something.

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