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pacman-files:tldr:0c6d1

pacman-files: Find the package that owns a specific file, using a regular expression.
$ pacman --files --regex '${regular_expression}'
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The command "pacman --files --regex '${regular_expression}'" is used in the Arch Linux package manager, pacman.

The command has the following components:

  • "pacman" is the name of the package manager program.
  • "--files" is an option that tells pacman to display the files owned by each package.
  • "--regex '${regular_expression}'" is another option that allows you to specify a regular expression pattern to filter the output.

Regular expressions are patterns used to match and manipulate strings. In this command, '${regular_expression}' is a placeholder for an actual regular expression that you would provide. You would replace it with a valid regular expression pattern enclosed in single quotes.

When you run this command, pacman will search for packages that match the regular expression pattern you provided and display a list of files owned by those packages that match the pattern. This can be useful if you want to find specific files or packages that match a certain pattern.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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