YUM - Determine the package that provides a file

by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: July 27 2023
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The yum provides command attempts to determine the package(s) that a file belongs to. In this example, the /etc/vimrc file belongs to the vim-common package.
~]# yum provides /etc/vimrc
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.fileplanet.com
* centos-sclo-rh: repo1.ash.innoscale.net
* centos-sclo-sclo: mirror.us-midwest-1.nexcess.net
* extras: linux-mirrors.fnal.gov
* updates: mirror.atlanticmetro.net
2:vim-common-7.4.629-6.el7.x86_64 : The common files needed by any version of the VIM editor
Repo : base
Matched from:
Filename : /etc/vimrc
2:vim-common-7.4.629-6.el7.x86_64 : The common files needed by any version of the VIM editor
Repo : @base
Matched from:
Filename : /etc/vimrc
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