dpkg-query(1) dpkg suite dpkg-query(1) (NAME) dpkg-query - (SYNOPSIS) dpkg-query [...] (DESCRIPTION) dpkg-query dpkg . (COMMANDS) -l, --list [package-name-pattern...] ( Breaks Enhances ) . package-name-pattern /var/lib/dpkg/status (not-installed) ( /purge ). (wildcard) package-name-pattern . package-name-pattern . "libc6" : dpkg-query -l 'libc6*' . (Desired action): u = Unknown () i = Install () h = Hold () r = Remove () p = Purge () (Package status): n = Not-installed () c = Config-files ( ) H = Half-installed () U = Unpacked ( ) F = Half-configured () W = Triggers-awaiting ( ) t = Triggers-pending ( ) i = Installed () (Error flags): = (none) ( = ) R = Reinst-required ( ) . dpkg(1) . . . -W (--show) --showformat . -W, --show [package-name-pattern...] --list . --showformat . (tab) . Multi-Arch same ( all) . -s, --status [package-name...] . . package-name ( dpkg 1.19.1). package-name . -L, --listfiles package-name... package-name . package-name . ( ) : locally diverted to: diverted-to package diverts others to: diverted-to diverted by pkg to: diverted-to : C.UTF-8 . LANGUAGE ( locale(7) ). (alternatives) . --control-list package-name package-name ( dpkg 1.16.5). --control-show . --control-show package-name control-file control-file package-name ( dpkg 1.16.5). -c, --control-path package-name [control-file] package-name ( dpkg 1.15.4). control-file . : dpkg --control-list --control-show . ( postrm ) . -S, --search filename-search-pattern... . (*) (?) (\) (escape) . filename-search-pattern `*[?/' `*' ( *filename-search-pattern*). `*[?\' glob `/' `/.' . (alternatives) . (U+002C `,') (U+0020 ` ') (U+003A `:') . : pkgname1, pkgname2: pathname1 pkgname3: pathname2 (diversions) : diversion by pkgname from: diverted-from diversion by pkgname to: diverted-to : local diversion from: diverted-from local diversion to: diverted-to : C.UTF-8 . -p, --print-avail [package-name...] /var/lib/dpkg/available . package-name available ( dpkg 1.19.1). package-name available . APT apt show package-name available dselect . -?, --help . --version . (OPTIONS) --admindir=dir dpkg. /var/lib/dpkg . --root=directory directory <> ( dpkg 1.21.0). --load-avail --show --list available (status) ( dpkg 1.16.2). --no-pager (pager) ( dpkg 1.19.2). -f, --showformat=format --show ( dpkg 1.13.1). . "\" (escapes) : \n (newline) \r (carriage return) \t (tab) "\" "\" "$" . "${field[;width]}" . (width) . ( ): Architecture Bugs Conffiles () Config-Version () Conflicts Breaks Depends Description Description-md5 ( ) Enhances Protected Essential Filename ( ) Homepage Installed-Size MD5sum ( ) Maintainer Multi-Arch Origin Package Pre-Depends Priority Provides Recommends Replaces Revision () Section SHA1 ( ) SHA256 ( ) SHA512 ( ) Size ( ) Source Status () Suggests Tag ( deb. Packages ) Triggers-Awaited () Triggers-Pending () Version dpkg-query ( ): binary:Package "libc6:amd64" ( dpkg 1.16.2). Multi-Arch same ( all) . binary:Synopsis ( dpkg 1.19.1). binary:Summary binary:Synopsis ( dpkg 1.16.2). db:Status-Abbrev ( ) "ii " "iHR" ( dpkg 1.16.2). --list . db:Status-Want Status ( dpkg 1.17.11). db:Status-Status Status ( dpkg 1.17.11). db:Status-Eflag Status ( dpkg 1.17.11). db-fsys:Files ( dpkg 1.19.3). db-fsys:Last-Modified ( dpkg 1.19.3). source:Package ( dpkg 1.16.2). source:Version ( dpkg 1.16.2). source:Upstream-Version ( dpkg 1.18.16). "${binary:Package}\t${Version}\n" . ( ) . . dpkg : dpkg-query -f='${binary:Package} ${Version}\t${Maintainer}\n' \ -W dpkg (EXIT STATUS) 0 . 1 ( --control-path --control-list --control-show ). 2 . (ENVIRONMENT) (External environment) SHELL ( dpkg 1.19.2). PAGER DPKG_PAGER (pager) ( dpkg 1.19.1) <<$SHELL -c>> . SHELL <> . DPKG_PAGER PAGER ( dpkg 1.19.2). DPKG_PAGER PAGER ( dpkg 1.22.12): more less(1) more(1) cat(1). DPKG_ROOT --root ( dpkg 1.21.0). DPKG_ADMINDIR --admindir dpkg . DPKG_DEBUG (octal) ( dpkg 1.21.10). dpkg --debug . DPKG_COLORS ( dpkg 1.18.5). : auto () always never. DPKG_NLS (Native Language Support) ( i18n) ( dpkg 1.22.7). : 0 1 (). (Internal environment) LESS dpkg-query "-FRSXMQ" ( dpkg 1.19.2). PAGER DPKG_PAGER <<-+>> DPKG_PAGER="less -+F". (SECURITY) (root) ( sudo) ( ) . (SEE ALSO) dpkg(1). 1.23.7-dirty 2026-03-06 dpkg-query(1)