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pacman --files

Arch Linux package manager utility. See also: pacman, pkgfile. More information: https://manned.org/pacman.8.

• Update the package database:

sudo pacman -Fy

• Find the package that owns a specific [F]ile:

pacman -F {{filename}}

• Find the package that owns a specific [F]ile, using a regular e[x]pression:

pacman -Fx '{{regular_expression}}'

• List only the package names:

pacman -Fq {{filename}}

• [l]ist the [F]iles owned by a specific package:

pacman -Fl {{package}}

• Display [h]elp:

pacman -Fh