Pkgutil

pkgutil is a command line tool to query and manipulate macOS installer packages and receipts.

Basic commands

• List of packages: pkgutil --packages or pkgutil --pkgs
• List of files from a package: pkgutil --files package_name
• Package owner of a file: pkgutil --file-info /usr/sbin/pkgutil

See also

• brew: update | upgrade | autoupdate | install | uninstall | services | list, cask | cleanup | doctor | test | link | unlink | changelog | tap | info | search | install --cask | analytics off | --prefix | --version | brew --help ]
• lsbom List the contents of an installer's bom (bill of materials) file

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Source: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/MacOS/pkgutil