On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:18:23 +0000, Anton Ertl wrote:

> Dave Uhring <daveuhring@yahoo.com> writes:
>>On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:41:19 +0000, Anton Ertl wrote:
>>
>>> In general, apt-file (package apt-file) helps answer such questions:
>>>
>>> apt-file search bin/svn
>>
>>Debian Lenny:
>>
>>[root@einstein ~]# apt-file search bin/svn
>>bash: apt-file: command not found
>
> That's why I specified the package, so you can install apt-file
> without needing apt-file first. Also, you need to run apt-file update
> occasionally (especially after chnaging sources.list).

Actually I missed the package reference I just went to the Debian
package search page, then

# apt-get install apt-file
# apt-file update

It's a worthwhile utility and probably ought to be part of the default
installation.