Matt Hansen said: > 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? "Capability" doesn't have to be a file. For example, both Sendmail and Postfix provide the "smtpdaemon" capability. This allows RPM creators to still rely on an "smtpdaemon" without caring if it is Sendmail or Postfix. -- William Hooper
