pacman –files

Arch Linux package manager utility. See also: pacman, pkgfile. More information: https://manned.org/pacman.8.

  • Update the package database:

sudo pacman -Fy

  • Find the package that owns a specific [F]ile:

pacman -F filename

  • Find the package that owns a specific [F]ile, using a regular e[x]pression:

pacman -Fx 'regular_expression'

  • List only the package names:

pacman -Fq filename

  • [l]ist the [F]iles owned by a specific package:

pacman -Fl package

  • Display [h]elp:

pacman -Fh