command: apt-file
usage: APT package searching utility

examples:

1. To install apt-file

    # apt-get install apt-file

2. To update cache

    # apt-file update

3. To get info of apt-file

    # apt-file --help

4. To search for a specific file in all the packages

    # apt-file search lftp.conf

5. To list all the files located inside a package

    # apt-file list lftp

6. To purge the cache generated by apt-file update

    # apt-file purge

regards,
dhanasekar
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