`snap` should provide functionality to show files, which are included to installed snap (analog of `dpkg -L`)

Bug #1748627 reported by Norbert
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
snapd (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 17.10 or 18.04 LTS
2. Try to use `snap` to show files, which are included to installed snap (analog of `dpkg -L`)

Expected results:
* snap has functionality similar too `dpkg -L`

Actual results:
* snap do not have functionality similar to `dpkg -L`

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: snapd 2.29.4.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-112.135-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sat Feb 10 17:13:48 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-04 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: snapd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Norbert (nrbrtx) wrote :
description: updated
John Lenton (chipaca)
Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: artful bionic
Revision history for this message
John Lenton (chipaca) wrote :

Note that, because snaps are self-contained, the answer to "list files in installed snap" is simply to find /snap/<snapname/current/.

Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Norbert (nrbrtx)
description: updated
tags: added: trusty
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: removed: artful trusty
tags: added: focal hirsute impish
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: jammy
removed: xenial
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