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In the Debian family of OSes, dpkg --search /bin/ls gives:

coreutils: /bin/ls

That is, the file /bin/ls belongs to the Debian package named coreutils. (see this post if you are interested in a package containing a file that isn't installed)

What is the Fedora equivalent?

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You can use rpm -qf /bin/ls to figure out what package your installed version belongs to:

[09:46:58] ~ $ rpm -qf /bin/ls
coreutils-8.5-7.fc14.i686
[09:47:01] ~ $

Update: Per your comment, the following should work if you want only the name of the package (I just got a chance to test):

[01:52:49] ~ $ rpm -qf /bin/ls --queryformat '%{NAME}\n'
coreutils
[01:52:52] ~ $

You can also use yum provides /bin/ls to get a list of all available repository packages that will provide the file:

[09:47:01] ~ $ yum provides /bin/ls
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * fedora: archive.linux.duke.edu
 * rpmfusion-free: mirrors.tummy.com
 * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirrors.tummy.com
 * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirrors.tummy.com
 * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirrors.tummy.com
 * updates: mirror.vcu.edu
coreutils-8.5-6.fc14.i686 : A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell
                          : scripts
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /bin/ls



coreutils-8.5-7.fc14.i686 : A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell
                          : scripts
Repo        : updates
Matched from:
Filename    : /bin/ls



coreutils-8.5-7.fc14.i686 : A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell
                          : scripts
Repo        : installed
Matched from:
Other       : Provides-match: /bin/ls

[09:47:01] ~ $
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Is there a way to have rpm display owners of a file without providing a full path? You wanna add a note to that effect? – Tshepang Dec 10 '10 at 7:27
@Tshepang: I think you should be able to add --queryformat '%{NAME}' to accomplish that, but I haven't tested it myself. I can do a quick test and update this after work, though. In the meantime, you might find the info here useful: rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-query-parts.html – eldarerathis Dec 10 '10 at 14:25
Just wanted to add that OpenSuSE's zypper has a what-provides feature that accomplishes this task. This question comes up first when doing a search, so it would be handy to have this answer even though the question is specific. – casualunixer Apr 4 '12 at 2:14
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Try searching for files using http://www.kodkast.com/applications/find-which-package-file-belongs-to

This is an application to search for files which are contained in different rpms/linux packages, and is very useful when you dont even have the rpm installed on your machine.

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