how to find which package contains file?

[Erik Steffl]

Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:

>On Mon, 2003-04-14 at 21:03, Erik Steffl wrote:
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>>   is it possible to find which package contains file?
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>>   Let's say I know that I need libiconv.so.1 library (just an example), 
>>which package do I need to install?
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>If you have the package and file already installed on your system:
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>pkg_info -W /path/to/file
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>
  thanks but what about the situation described abovwe - when I am 
trying to find which package to install when there's some file missing? 
(usually a library but could be something else).

    erik