Finding the package that owns a file | LPIC-1 101-500 Exam original practice question

102.4Basic

Find which installed package manages /bin/bash.

Use the local package database for a reverse lookup.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

dpkg -S /bin/bash: Correct. dpkg -S /bin/bash reports the installed package that owns the path.
dpkg -L /bin/bash: Incorrect. -L expects a package name and lists its files.
dpkg -i /bin/bash: Incorrect. -i installs a local deb archive.
dpkg -r /bin/bash: Incorrect. -r removes an installed package.

Detailed explanation

Correctdpkg -S /bin/bash

Correct. dpkg -S /bin/bash reports the installed package that owns the path.

Incorrectdpkg -L /bin/bash

Incorrect. -L expects a package name and lists its files.

Incorrectdpkg -i /bin/bash

Incorrect. -i installs a local deb archive.

Incorrectdpkg -r /bin/bash

Incorrect. -r removes an installed package.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

dpkg -S /bin/bash 2>/dev/null || dpkg -S /usr/bin/bash

bash: /bin/bash等、所有パッケージとパス

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-102-195

EnvironmentDebian系 / dpkg-query・merged-/usr対応

Last technical review2026-08-12