Re: iso: info on determining in what packages a command might be found?

From: Thomas Corriher <[email protected]>
>> To do that, I need to _find_ compress.
>
>which compress

I get back
$ which compress
which: no compress in (/home/lwv26n/bin/i686:/home/lwv26n/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/atria/bin:/projects/clearcase/bin)


>> What resources are available to 'look up' to see what red hat
>> package contains compress - or any other command, for that
>> matter?
>
>rpm -q --whatprovides $(which compress)
>
>	old style for same command below
>
>rpm -q --whatprovides `which compress`

> May the source be with you.  ;)

Thanks.  It looks like, on this red hat 9 system, I currently don't
have compress installed.

I have noticed a number of man pages missing as well - I am wondering
if the system admin for the system may have 'skimped' a bit when
loading the system...
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