rpmdbsearch

Search RPM packages

&reftitle.description; ``array``null```rpmdbsearch` `string` `pattern` `int` `rpmtag` RPMTAG_NAME `int` `rpmmire`-1 `bool` `full`&false;

Search packages in the system RPM database.

&reftitle.parameters;

`pattern`

- Value to search for.

`rpmtag`

- Search criterion, one of RPMTAG_* constant, see the rpminfo constants page.

`rpmmire`

- Pattern type, one of RPMMIRE_* constant, see the rpminfo constants page. When < 0 the criterion must equals the value, and database index is used if possible.

`full`

- If &true; all information headers for the file are retrieved, else only a minimal set.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

An `array` of `array` of information or NULL on error.

&reftitle.examples;

### Searching for the package owning a file

    <?php
    $info = rpmdbsearch("/usr/bin/php", RPMTAG_INSTFILENAMES);
    print_r($info);
    ?>

&example.outputs;

    Array
    (
        [0] => Array
            (
                [Name] => php-cli
                [Version] => 7.4.4
                [Release] => 1.fc32
                [Summary] => Command-line interface for PHP
                [Arch] => x86_64
            )

    )

&reftitle.seealso;

- `rpmaddtag`