[CentOS] Re: How to query the package owning the file? (no packahe manger installed)

[Ugo Bellavance]

Aleksandar Milivojevic wrote:
> Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> 
>> The question was "... whithout having a package manager installed (ie no
>> rpm).
> 
> 
> This is also answer to everybody else who was nitpicking...
> 
> I believe that OP ment a GUI front end when he said "no package
> manager".  If he's running CentOS, then he has rpm installed, and most
> of his system (if not everything) was installed by rpm.  I fail to
> understand why so many people are trying to be smart, instead of being
> helpfull.  Luckily, at least Jay (haven't checked entire thread, maybe
> there were others) gave a helpfull answer (hint to the OP, "man rpm"
> contains answer to your question, as well as many other usefull options
> for rpm command).
> 
> You know, there's difference between "smart" and "smart ass". Nitpicking
> will more often get you closer to later then the former ;-)

I tried to help.  This is not a _real_ question.  It is a question that
has been asked in a job interview.  A trap.  Please re-read the thread.
 If you don't understand, just go to the next thread, it is not very
important.

Regards,
Ugo