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dpkg-query:tldr:969bf
dpkg-query: List all files installed by a package.
$ dpkg-query --listfiles ${libc6}
try on your machine
The dpkg-query --listfiles ${libc6}
command is used to retrieve a list of files installed by the libc6
package on a Debian-based system.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
dpkg-query
is the command-line tool used to query information about installed packages on Debian-based systems.--listfiles
is an option fordpkg-query
that specifies that we want to retrieve a list of files installed by the specified package.${libc6}
is a variable that represents the package name 'libc6'. The${}
syntax is used to reference variables in command-line environments.
By running this command, you will get a list of files installed by the 'libc6' package, which is a crucial library package providing the standard C library functions for programs on a Debian-based system.
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