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Re: [cobalt-users] A little OT: How can I look what files a *.rpm is containing?
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] A little OT: How can I look what files a *.rpm is containing?
- From: Pierre Chopot <pierre@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Jul 17 00:20:09 2001
- Organization: Zapilou
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Hello List,
Tuesday, July 17, 2001, 2:33:29 PM, you wrote:
pmc> Excuse me,
pmc> this might be a little OT. However; id like to see the content of a *.rpm
pmc> file before installing on my Qube2. Anybody knows, what crappy comman line
pmc> arguments I have to use for?
pmc> TIA
pmc> Martin
"rpm -qi package_name.rpm" info on the package
"rpm -qpl package_name.rpm" files that will be installed
"rpm -qa" list of installed packages
"rpm -qf /path/filename" finds out to which package filename belongs
(and if it does belong to a package)
Without the quotes :-) ... HTH.
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Regards,
Pierre
pierre@xxxxxxxxxxx