Question: I would like to know if there’s a command in CentOS that allows me to find which package an executable or file or library belongs to? For example, how can I find which package contains /usr/bin/sha256sum executable or which package contains a /usr/lib64/libnss3.so library file.
Answer:
You can use rpm -qf command to find which package a given executable or file or library belongs to.
Format:
$ rpm -qf <executable/file/library>
How to find a package that contains given executable
$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/sha256sum coreutils-8.4-37.el6_7.3.x86_64
How to find which package a library belongs to
$ rpm -qf /usr/lib64/libnss3.so nss-3.19.1-5.el6_7.x86_64
How to find which package a file belongs to
$ rpm -qf /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf httpd-2.2.15-47.el6.centos.1.x86_64
How to list only the package name without version information
You can use –queryformat option as shown below:
$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/sha256sum --queryformat '%{NAME}\n'
coreutilsHow to find all available repository packages that will provide an executable or file or library?
$ yum provides /usr/bin/sha1sum Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, : security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: dallas.tx.mirror.xygenhosting.com * epel: mirror.compevo.com * epel-debuginfo: fedora-epel.mirror.lstn.net * extras: repos.dfw.quadranet.com * updates: pubmirrors.dal.corespace.com coreutils-8.4-37.el6.x86_64 : A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell : scripts Repo : base Matched from: Filename : /usr/bin/sha1sum coreutils-8.4-37.el6_7.3.x86_64 : A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in : shell scripts Repo : updates Matched from: Filename : /usr/bin/sha1sum coreutils-8.4-37.el6_7.3.x86_64 : A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in : shell scripts Repo : installed Matched from: Other : Provides-match: /usr/bin/sha1sum
That’s it.
