Gentoo Solution to Nanny Terminal Problem

[Matthew Seaman]

On 05/07/2012 15:58, Sean wrote:
> 
> On 05/07/2012, at 10:02 PM, Richard Yao wrote:
>>
>> The second is the e-file command, which will query that database for
>> whatever follows it. For example, if I want to find out which package
>> installs repoman, I can do `e-file repoman`. I can also do `e-file
>> /usr/bin/repoman`.
>>
>> if FreeBSD had an equivalent to this command, this command, then I
>> imagine that calls for Ubuntu/Fedora features should cease. Gentoo users
>> seem to be happy with e-file.
>>
> 
> 
> 0:55 Fri 06-Jul sean at queen [~] pkg_info -W bash
> /usr/local/bin/bash was installed by package bash-4.2.28
> 
> 0:57 Fri 06-Jul sean at queen [~] pkg_info -W /usr/local/sbin/sendmail 
> /usr/local/sbin/sendmail was installed by package postfix-2.9.3,1


Not the same thing.  Richard's command doesn't need the packages to be
installed first.  It's answering "what package should I install to get
this program?" rather than "what package did this program come from?"

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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