On Fri, 2008-08-08 at 19:02 +0100, Stewart Williams wrote: > Laszlo BERES wrote: > > jeanpca@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> [root@bin]# rpm -qa | grep sysstat > >> [root@bin]# > > > > The above should only work when the sysstat package is installed. > > > > root@blondie ~]# yum whatprovides "*/iostat" > > Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit > > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile > > * livna: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de > > * fedora: mirror.karneval.cz > > * updates: mirror.karneval.cz > > * spacewalk: spacewalk.redhat.com > > filelists.sqlite.bz2 > > | 331 kB > > 00:00 > > sysstat-8.0.4-3.fc9.i386 : The sar and iostat system monitoring commands > > Matched from: > > Filename : /usr/bin/iostat > > > > munin-node-1.2.5-4.fc9.noarch : Network-wide graphing framework (node) > > Matched from: > > Filename : /usr/share/munin/plugins/iostat > > > > sysstat-8.0.4-4.fc9.i386 : The sar and iostat system monitoring commands > > Matched from: > > Filename : /usr/bin/iostat > > > > munin-node-1.2.5-5.fc9.noarch : Network-wide graphing framework (node) > > Matched from: > > Filename : /usr/share/munin/plugins/iostat > > > > > > I am intregued by the "*/" in your yum command. Is that to make yum > match the filename on it's absolute path? > > The reason I ask this is many times I would like to install a certain > program, but can't remember what package provides it. So I run: > > # yum whatprovides <program> (e.g. sar) You must the complete path to the program. iosata will not work.. You need to use: yum whatprovides /usr/bin/iostat The name joe\* in a yum command will match any rpm whose name starts with joe. > > And more often or not it never matches any package, even though I know > damn well it's in the repo somewhere. I usually google to find out the > answer in the end. > -- ======================================================================= Happiness is a positive cash flow. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
