Hello What are the functional differences between these two (see subject) options of RPM? I.e. $ rpm -qf /bin/rpm rpm-4.2.1-0.30 $ rpm -q --whatprovides /bin/rpm rpm-4.2.1-0.30 So, how can one if at all be used differently to the other? The man page states that the "-f" option is used to 'Query package owning FILE' while the "--whatprovides" is used to 'Query all packages that provide the CAPABILITY capability'. So these words might suggest they can do different things, but my example above doesn't think so.. What exactly is a "capability" defined as? Regards, -Matt -- "Would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?" - Bob Young on the benefits of the open source development model. mhelios - www.fedoraforum.org
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