Search RPM packages

# rpmdbsearch

(PECL rpminfo >= 0.3.0)

rpmdbsearch — Search RPM packages

### Description

rpmdbsearch(
string `$pattern`,
int `$rpmtag` = RPMTAG_NAME,
int `$rpmmire` = -1,
bool `$full` = `false`
): ?array

Search packages in the system RPM database.

### Parameters

`pattern`
  Value to search for.
`rpmtag`
  Search criterion, which is one of the `RPMTAG_*` constants.
`rpmmire`
  Pattern type, which is one of the `RPMMIRE_*` constants. When < 0 the criterion must equal 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.

### Return Values

An array of array of information, or `null` on error.

### Examples

Example #1 Searching for the package owning a file

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

The above example will output:

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

    )

### See Also

- rpmaddtag() - Add tag retrieved in query

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