nosr - search for files in packages
Usage: nosr [operation] [options] target
nosr searches the .files metadata created by repo-add(8) to retrieve information about packages, including those which might not be currently installed. By default, the provided target is considered to be a filename and nosr will return the package(s) which contain this file. The repos which nosr searches is determined by those enabled in /etc/pacman.conf.
- -l, --list
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The target is considered to be a package name rather than a filename, and the contents of the named package are returned. This allows for repo/package style syntax to limit the depth of the search.
- -s, --search
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Search for packages containing the provided target. This is the default mode of operation.
- -u, --update
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Update the stored metadata files. It is recommended to create a daily cron job with this command to ensure accurate results.
- -b, --binaries
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Return only files which are contained within a bin or sbin directory.
- -g, --glob
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Enable shell-style glob pattern matching. See glob(7).
- -h, --help
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Display the help message and quit.
- -i, --ignorecase
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Disable case sensitivity in matching.
- -r, --regex
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Enable regular expression matching. See pcre(3).
- -R, --repo
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Search only the specific repo.
- -v, --verbose
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Output more. This applies to the search operation.
In --search mode and without the --regex or --glob option, nosr will attempt to match the provided target as an exact filename. If the target contains a '/' character, a full path match will be attempted. With --regex and --glob enabled searching, nosr will always match against the full pathname.
In --list mode and without the --regex or --glob option, nosr will attempt to match the provided target as an exact package name. If the target contains a '/' character, the text before the slash will be assumed to be a repository and the search will be restricted. This behavior is disabled with --glob and --regex, and only matching against the package name will occur.
- /var/cache/nosr
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Storage location for metadata.
repo-add(8), pcre(3), glob(7), pacman.conf(5)
Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>