locate file in package?

[D. R. Evans]

On 16/08/06, Liz Young <liz at kandew.com> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 16 August 2006 11:11, D. R. Evans wrote:
> > Suppose that I want to install a package that
> > will install a particular file, X. How do I determine which package
> > will provide the file X?
>
> apt-file might find it.  It is in the universe repository.
>
> apt-file [options] action [pattern]
>     search      <pattern>       Search files in packages
>     list|show   <pattern>       List files in packages
>
>
Nope :-(

I tried:
apt-file search wine
apt-file search make
apt-file list wine
apt-file list make
apt-file show wine
apt-file show make

All turned up empty. (make is installed; wine is not)
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