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NAME

       rpm - RPM Package Manager

SYNOPSIS

   QUERYING AND VERIFYING PACKAGES:
       rpm {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options]

       rpm --querytags

       rpm {-V|--verify} [select-options] [verify-options]

   INSTALLING, UPGRADING, AND REMOVING PACKAGES:
       rpm {-i|--install} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm {-U|--upgrade} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm {-F|--freshen} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm {--reinstall} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm   {-e|--erase}   [--allmatches]  [--justdb]  [--nodeps]  [--noscripts]  [--notriggers]
       [--test] PACKAGE_NAME ...

   MISCELLANEOUS:
       rpm --showrc

       rpm --setperms PACKAGE_NAME ...

       rpm --setugids PACKAGE_NAME ...

       rpm --setcaps PACKAGE_NAME ...

       rpm --restore PACKAGE_NAME ...

   select-options
       [PACKAGE_NAME] [-a,--all [SELECTOR]] [-f,--file  FILE]  [-g,--group  GROUP]  [-p,--package
       PACKAGE_FILE]   [--hdrid   SHA1]   [--pkgid  MD5]  [--tid  TID]  [--querybynumber  HDRNUM]
       [--triggeredby  PACKAGE_NAME]  [--whatprovides  CAPABILITY]  [--whatrequires   CAPABILITY]
       [--whatrecommends  CAPABILITY]  [--whatsuggests CAPABILITY] [--whatsupplements CAPABILITY]
       [--whatenhances CAPABILITY] [--whatobsoletes CAPABILITY] [--whatconflicts CAPABILITY]

   query-options
       General: [--changelog]  [--changes]  [--dupes]  [-i,--info]  [--last]  [--qf,--queryformat
       QUERYFMT] [--xml]

       Dependencies:   [--conflicts]   [--enhances]   [--obsoletes]  [--provides]  [--recommends]
       [-R,--requires] [--suggests] [--supplements]

       Files:   [-c,--configfiles]   [-d,--docfiles]   [--dump]    [--fileclass]    [--filecolor]
       [--fileprovide][--filerequire]   [--filecaps]   [--filesbypkg]   [-l,--list]  [-s,--state]
       [--noartifact] [--noghost] [--noconfig]

       Scripts and triggers: [--filetriggers] [--scripts] [--triggers,--triggerscripts]

   verify-options
       [--nodeps]   [--nofiles]   [--noscripts]   [--nodigest]    [--nosignature]    [--nolinkto]
       [--nofiledigest]  [--nosize]  [--nouser]  [--nogroup]  [--nomtime]  [--nomode]  [--nordev]
       [--nocaps]

   install-options
       [--allfiles] [--badreloc] [--excludepath OLDPATH]  [--excludedocs]  [--force]  [-h,--hash]
       [--ignoresize]   [--ignorearch]   [--ignoreos]   [--includedocs]   [--justdb]   [--nodeps]
       [--nodigest]   [--noplugins]   [--nocaps]   [--noorder]    [--noverify]    [--nosignature]
       [--noscripts]  [--notriggers]  [--oldpackage]  [--percent]  [--prefix NEWPATH] [--relocate
       OLDPATH=NEWPATH] [--replacefiles] [--replacepkgs] [--test]

DESCRIPTION

       rpm is a powerful Package Manager, which can be used to  build,  install,  query,  verify,
       update, and erase individual software packages.  A package consists of an archive of files
       and meta-data used to install and erase the archive files.  The meta-data includes  helper
       scripts, file attributes, and descriptive information about the package.  Packages come in
       two varieties: binary packages, used to encapsulate software to be installed,  and  source
       packages, containing the source code and recipe necessary to produce binary packages.

       One    of    the    following    basic    modes   must   be   selected:   Query,   Verify,
       Install/Upgrade/Freshen/Reinstall, Uninstall, Set Owners/Groups, Show Querytags, and  Show
       Configuration.

   GENERAL OPTIONS
       These options can be used in all the different modes.

       -?, --help
              Print a longer usage message than normal.

       --version
              Print a single line containing the version number of rpm being used.

       --quiet
              Print as little as possible - normally only error messages will be displayed.

       -v, --verbose
              Print verbose information - normally routine progress messages will be displayed.

       -vv    Print lots of ugly debugging information.

       --rcfile FILELIST
              Replace the list of configuration files to be read.  Each of the files in the colon
              separated FILELIST is read sequentially by rpm for configuration information.  Only
              the  first file in the list must exist, and tildes will be expanded to the value of
              $HOME.               The              default              FILELIST              is
              /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc:/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc:/etc/rpmrc:~/.rpmrc.

       --load FILE
              Load an individual macro file.

       --macros FILELIST
              Replace  the  list  of  macro  files  to be loaded.  Each of the files in the colon
              separated FILELIST is read sequentially by rpm for  macro  definitions.   Only  the
              first  file  in  the  list  must exist, and tildes will be expanded to the value of
              $HOME.               The              default              FILELIST              is
              /usr/lib/rpm/macros:/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.*:/usr/lib/rpm/platform/%{_target}/macros:/usr/lib/rpm/fileattrs/*.attr:/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/macros:/etc/rpm/macros.*:/etc/rpm/macros:/etc/rpm/%{_target}/macros:~/.rpmmacros

       --pipe CMD
              Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.

       --dbpath DIRECTORY
              Use the database in DIRECTORY rather than the default path /var/lib/rpm

       --root DIRECTORY
              Use the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all operations.   Note  that  this
              means  the  database  within  DIRECTORY  will be used for dependency checks and any
              scriptlet(s) (e.g. %post if installing, or %prep if building, a  package)  will  be
              run after a chroot(2) to DIRECTORY.

       -D, --define='MACRO EXPR'
              Defines MACRO with value EXPR.

       --undefine='MACRO'
              Undefines MACRO.

       -E, --eval='EXPR'
              Prints macro expansion of EXPR.

       More - less often needed - options can be found on the rpm-misc(8) man page.

   INSTALL AND UPGRADE OPTIONS
       In  these  options,  PACKAGE_FILE  can be either rpm binary file or ASCII package manifest
       (see PACKAGE SELECTION OPTIONS), and may be specified as an ftp or http URL, in which case
       the  package  will  be  downloaded  before  being  installed.   See  FTP/HTTP  OPTIONS for
       information on rpm's ftp and http client support.

       The general form of an rpm install command is

       rpm {-i|--install} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       This installs a new package.

       The general form of an rpm upgrade command is

       rpm {-U|--upgrade} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       This upgrades or installs the package currently installed to a newer version.  This is the
       same  as  install,  except  all  other version(s) of the package are removed after the new
       package is installed.

       rpm {-F|--freshen} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       This will upgrade packages, but only ones for which an earlier version is installed.

       The general form of an rpm reinstall command is

       rpm {--reinstall} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       This reinstalls a previously installed package.

       --allfiles
              Installs or upgrades all the missingok files in the  package,  regardless  if  they
              exist.

       --badreloc
              Used  with  --relocate,  permit  relocations  on  all  file  paths,  not just those
              OLDPATH's included in the binary package relocation hint(s).

       --excludepath OLDPATH
              Don't install files whose name begins with OLDPATH.

       --excludeartifacts
              Don't install any files which are marked as artifacts, such as build-id links.

       --excludedocs
              Don't install any files which are marked as documentation (which includes man pages
              and texinfo documents).

       --force
              Same as using --replacepkgs, --replacefiles, and --oldpackage.

       -h, --hash
              Print  50 hash marks as the package archive is unpacked.  Use with -v|--verbose for
              a nicer display.

       --ignoresize
              Don't check mount file systems for sufficient disk  space  before  installing  this
              package.

       --ignorearch
              Allow installation or upgrading even if the architectures of the binary package and
              host don't match.

       --ignoreos
              Allow installation or upgrading even if the operating systems of the binary package
              and host don't match.

       --includedocs
              Install documentation files.  This is the default behavior.

       --justdb
              Update only the database, not the filesystem.

       --nodigest
              Don't verify package or header digests when reading.

       --nomanifest
              Don't process non-package files as manifests.

       --nosignature
              Don't verify package or header signatures when reading.

       --nodeps
              Don't do a dependency check before installing or upgrading a package.

       --nocaps
              Don't set file capabilities.

       --noorder
              Don't  reorder the packages for an install.  The list of packages would normally be
              reordered to satisfy dependencies.

       --noverify
              Don't perform verify package files prior to installation.

       --noplugins
              Do not load and execute plugins.

       --noscripts, --nopre, --nopost, --nopreun, --nopostun, --nopretrans, --noposttrans
              Don't execute the scriptlet of the same name.  The --noscripts option is equivalent
              to

       --nopre --nopost --nopreun --nopostun --nopretrans --noposttrans

       and  turns  off the execution of the corresponding %pre, %post, %preun, %postun %pretrans,
       and %posttrans scriptlet(s).

       --notriggers, --notriggerin, --notriggerun, --notriggerprein, --notriggerpostun
              Don't execute any trigger scriptlet of the named type.  The --notriggers option  is
              equivalent to

       --notriggerprein --notriggerin --notriggerun --notriggerpostun

       and  turns  off  execution of the corresponding %triggerprein, %triggerin, %triggerun, and
       %triggerpostun scriptlet(s).

       --oldpackage
              Allow an upgrade to replace a newer package with an older one.

       --percent
              Print percentages as files are unpacked from the package archive.  This is intended
              to make rpm easy to run from other tools.

       --prefix NEWPATH
              For  relocatable  binary  packages,  translate  all  file paths that start with the
              installation prefix in the package relocation hint(s) to NEWPATH.

       --relocate OLDPATH=NEWPATH
              For relocatable binary packages, translate all file paths that start  with  OLDPATH
              in  the  package relocation hint(s) to NEWPATH.  This option can be used repeatedly
              if several OLDPATH's in the package are to be relocated.

       --replacefiles
              Install the packages even if they replace  files  from  other,  already  installed,
              packages.

       --replacepkgs
              Install the packages even if some of them are already installed on this system.

       --test Do not install the package, simply check for and report potential conflicts.

   ERASE OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm erase command is

       rpm   {-e|--erase}   [--allmatches]  [--justdb]  [--nodeps]  [--noscripts]  [--notriggers]
       [--test] PACKAGE_NAME ...

       The following options may also be used:

       --allmatches
              Remove all versions of the package which match PACKAGE_NAME.  Normally an error  is
              issued if PACKAGE_NAME matches multiple packages.

       --justdb
              Update only the database, not the filesystem.

       --nodeps
              Don't check dependencies before uninstalling the packages.

       --noscripts, --nopreun, --nopostun
              Don't  execute  the  scriptlet  of  the  same  name.  The --noscripts option during
              package erase is equivalent to

       --nopreun --nopostun

       and turns off the execution of the corresponding %preun, and %postun scriptlet(s).

       --notriggers, --notriggerun, --notriggerpostun
              Don't execute any trigger scriptlet of the named type.  The --notriggers option  is
              equivalent to

       --notriggerun --notriggerpostun

       and turns off execution of the corresponding %triggerun, and %triggerpostun scriptlet(s).

       --test Don't   really  uninstall  anything,  just  go  through  the  motions.   Useful  in
              conjunction with the -vv option for debugging.

   QUERY OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm query command is

       rpm {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options]

       You may specify the format that package information should be printed in.  To do this, you
       use the

       --qf|--queryformat QUERYFMT

       option,  followed  by  the QUERYFMT format string.  Query formats are modified versions of
       the standard printf(3) formatting.  The format is made up of  static  strings  (which  may
       include standard C character escapes for newlines, tabs, and other special characters) and
       printf(3) type formatters.  As rpm already knows the type to  print,  the  type  specifier
       must  be  omitted  however,  and  replaced  by  the  name of the header tag to be printed,
       enclosed by {} characters.  Tag names  are  case  insensitive,  and  the  leading  RPMTAG_
       portion of the tag name may be omitted as well.

       Alternate  output formats may be requested by following the tag with :typetag.  Currently,
       the following types are supported:

       :armor Wrap a public key in ASCII armor.

       :arraysize
              Display number of elements in array tags.

       :base64
              Encode binary data using base64.

       :date  Use strftime(3) "%c" format.

       :day   Use strftime(3) "%a %b %d %Y" format.

       :depflags
              Format dependency comparison operator.

       :deptype
              Format dependency type.

       :expand
              Perform macro expansion.

       :fflags
              Format file flags.

       :fstate
              Format file state.

       :fstatus
              Format file verify status.

       :hex   Format in hexadecimal.

       :octal Format in octal.

       :humaniec
              Human readable number (in IEC 80000).  The suffix K = 1024, M = 1048576, ...

       :humansi
              Human readable number (in SI).  The suffix K = 1000, M = 1000000, ...

       :perms Format file permissions.

       :pgpsig
              Display signature fingerprint and time.

       :shescape
              Escape single quotes for use in a script.

       :string
              Display string format.  (default)

       :tagname
              Display tag name.

       :tagnum
              Display tag number.

       :triggertype
              Display trigger suffix.

       :vflags
              File verification flags.

       :xml   Wrap data in simple xml markup.

       For example, to print only the names of the packages queried, you could use %{NAME} as the
       format  string.   To  print the packages name and distribution information in two columns,
       you could use %-30{NAME}%{DISTRIBUTION}.  rpm will print a list of  all  of  the  tags  it
       knows about when it is invoked with the --querytags argument.

       There  are  three  subsets  of options for querying: package selection, file selection and
       information selection.

   PACKAGE SELECTION OPTIONS:
       PACKAGE_NAME
              Query installed package named PACKAGE_NAME.  To specify the package more  precisely
              the  package  name  may  be  followed  by  the  version or version and release both
              separated by a dash or an architecture name separated by a dot.  See the output  of
              rpm -qa or rpm -qp PACKAGE_FILE as an example.

       -a, --all [SELECTOR]
              Query all installed packages.

       An  optional  SELECTOR in the form of tag=pattern can be provided to narrow the selection,
       for example name="b*" to query packages whose name starts with "b".

       --dupes
              List duplicated packages.

       -f, --file FILE
              Query package owning FILE.

       --filecaps
              List file names with POSIX1.e capabilities.

       --fileclass
              List file names with their classes (libmagic classification).

       --filecolor
              List file names with their colors (0 for noarch, 1 for 32bit, 2 for 64 bit).

       --fileprovide
              List file names with their provides.

       --filerequire
              List file names with their requires.

       -g, --group GROUP
              Query packages with the group of GROUP.

       --hdrid SHA1
              Query package that contains a given header identifier, i.e. the SHA1 digest of  the
              immutable header region.

       -p, --package PACKAGE_FILE
              Query  an (uninstalled) package PACKAGE_FILE.  The PACKAGE_FILE may be specified as
              an ftp or http style URL, in which case the package header will be  downloaded  and
              queried.   See  FTP/HTTP  OPTIONS  for  information  on  rpm's  ftp and http client
              support.   The  PACKAGE_FILE  argument(s),  if  not  a  binary  package,  will   be
              interpreted  as  an  ASCII package manifest unless --nomanifest option is used.  In
              manifests, comments are permitted, starting with a '#', and each line of a  package
              manifest  file may include white space separated glob expressions, including URL's,
              that will be expanded to paths  that  are  substituted  in  place  of  the  package
              manifest as additional PACKAGE_FILE arguments to the query.

       --pkgid MD5
              Query  package that contains a given package identifier, i.e. the MD5 digest of the
              combined header and payload contents.

       --querybynumber HDRNUM
              Query the HDRNUMth database entry directly; this is useful only for debugging.

       --specfile SPECFILE
              Parse and query SPECFILE as if it were a package.  Although not all the information
              (e.g. file  lists)  is  available,  this  type  of  query permits rpm to be used to
              extract information from spec files without having to write a specfile parser.

       --tid TID
              Query package(s) that have a given TID transaction identifier.  A unix  time  stamp
              is  currently used as a transaction identifier.  All package(s) installed or erased
              within a single transaction have a common identifier.

       --triggeredby PACKAGE_NAME
              Query packages that are triggered by package(s) PACKAGE_NAME.

       --whatobsoletes CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that obsolete CAPABILITY for proper functioning.

       --whatprovides CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that provide the CAPABILITY capability.

       --whatrequires CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that require CAPABILITY for proper functioning.

       --whatconflicts CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that conflict with CAPABILITY.

       --whatrecommends CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that recommend CAPABILITY.

       --whatsuggests CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that suggest CAPABILITY.

       --whatsupplements CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that supplement CAPABILITY.

       --whatenhances CAPABILITY
              Query all packages that enhance CAPABILITY.

   PACKAGE QUERY OPTIONS:
       --changelog
              Display change information for the package.

       --changes
              Display change information for the package with full time stamps.

       --conflicts
              List capabilities this package conflicts with.

       --dump Dump file information as follows (implies -l):

                     path size mtime digest mode owner group isconfig isdoc rdev symlink

       --enhances
              List capabilities enhanced by package(s)

       --filesbypkg
              List all the files in each selected package.

       --filetriggers
              List filetrigger scriptlets from package(s).

       -i, --info
              Display package information, including name, version, and description.   This  uses
              the --queryformat if one was specified.

       --last Orders the package listing by install time such that the latest packages are at the
              top.

       -l, --list
              List files in package.

       --obsoletes
              List packages this package obsoletes.

       --provides
              List capabilities this package provides.

       --recommends
              List capabilities recommended by package(s)

       -R, --requires
              List capabilities on which this package depends.

       --suggests
              List capabilities suggested by package(s)

       --supplements
              List capabilities supplemented by package(s)

       --scripts
              List the package specific scriptlet(s) that are used as part  of  the  installation
              and uninstallation processes.

       -s, --state
              Display the states of files in the package (implies -l).  The state of each file is
              one of normal, not installed, or replaced.

       --triggers, --triggerscripts
              Display the trigger scripts, if any, which are contained  in  the  package.   --xml
              Format package headers as XML.

   FILE SELECTION OPTIONS:
       -A, --artifactfiles
              Only include artifact files (implies -l).

       -c, --configfiles
              Only include configuration files (implies -l).

       -d, --docfiles
              Only include documentation files (implies -l).

       -L, --licensefiles
              Only include license files (implies -l).

       --noartifact
              Exclude artifact files.

       --noconfig
              Exclude config files.

       --noghost
              Exclude ghost files.

   VERIFY OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm verify command is

       rpm {-V|--verify} [select-options] [verify-options]

       Verifying  a  package  compares  information about the installed files in the package with
       information about the files taken from the package metadata stored in  the  rpm  database.
       Among  other  things,  verifying  compares  the size, digest, permissions, type, owner and
       group of each file.  Any discrepancies are displayed.  Files that were not installed  from
       the  package,  for  example,  documentation  files  excluded  on  installation  using  the
       "--excludedocs" option, will be silently ignored.

       The package and file selection options are the same as  for  package  querying  (including
       package manifest files as arguments).  Other options unique to verify mode are:

       --nodeps
              Don't verify dependencies of packages.

       --nodigest
              Don't verify package or header digests when reading.

       --nofiles
              Don't verify any attributes of package files.

       --noscripts
              Don't execute the %verifyscript scriptlet (if any).

       --nosignature
              Don't verify package or header signatures when reading.

       --nolinkto

       --nofiledigest (formerly --nomd5)

       --nosize

       --nouser

       --nogroup

       --nomtime

       --nomode

       --nordev
              Don't verify the corresponding file attribute.

       --nocaps
              Don't verify file capabilities.

       The format of the output is a string of 9 characters, a possible attribute marker:

              c %config configuration file.
              d %doc documentation file.
              g %ghost file (i.e. the file contents are not included in the package payload).
              l %license license file.
              r %readme readme file.

       from  the package header, followed by the file name.  Each of the 9 characters denotes the
       result of a comparison of attribute(s) of the file to  the  value  of  those  attribute(s)
       recorded in the database.  A single "." (period) means the test passed, while a single "?"
       (question mark) indicates the test could not be performed (e.g. file  permissions  prevent
       reading).   Otherwise,  the  (mnemonically  emBoldened)  character  denotes failure of the
       corresponding --verify test:

              S file Size differs
              M Mode differs (includes permissions and file type)
              5 digest (formerly MD5 sum) differs
              D Device major/minor number mismatch
              L readLink(2) path mismatch
              U User ownership differs
              G Group ownership differs
              T mTime differs
              P caPabilities differ

   MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
       rpm --showrc
              shows the values rpm will use for all of the options are currently set in rpmrc and
              macros configuration file(s).

       rpm --setperms PACKAGE_NAME
              sets permissions of files in the given package.  Consider using --restore instead.

       rpm --setugids PACKAGE_NAME
              sets  user/group  ownership of files in the given package.  This command can change
              permissions and capabilities of files in that package.  In most cases it is  better
              to use --restore instead.

       rpm --setcaps PACKAGE_NAME
              sets capabilities of files in the given package.  Consider using --restore instead.

       rpm --restore PACKAGE_NAME
              The  option  restores  owner,  group,  permissions and capabilities of files in the
              given package.

       Options --setperms, --setugids, --setcaps and
              --restore are mutually exclusive.

   FTP/HTTP OPTIONS
       rpm can act as an FTP and/or HTTP client so that packages can be queried or installed from
       the  internet.   Package files for install, upgrade, and query operations may be specified
       as an ftp or http style URL:

       http://HOST[:PORT]/path/to/package.rpm

       ftp://[USER:PASSWORD]@HOST[:PORT]/path/to/package.rpm

       If both the user and password are omitted, anonymous ftp is used.

       rpm allows the following options to be used with ftp URLs:

       rpm allows the following options to be used with
              http and ftp URLs:

       --httpproxy HOST
              The host HOST will be used as a proxy server for all http and ftp transfers.   This
              option may also be specified by configuring the macro %_httpproxy.

       --httpport PORT
              The TCP PORT number to use for the http connection on the proxy http server instead
              of the default port.  This option may also be specified by  configuring  the  macro
              %_httpport.

LEGACY ISSUES

   Executing rpmbuild
       The  build modes of rpm are now resident in the /usr/bin/rpmbuild executable.  Install the
       package containing rpmbuild (usually rpm-build) and see rpmbuild(8) for  documentation  of
       all the rpm build modes.

FILES

   rpmrc Configuration
              /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc
              /usr/lib/rpm/<vendor>/rpmrc
              /etc/rpmrc
              ~/.rpmrc

   Macro Configuration
              /usr/lib/rpm/macros
              /usr/lib/rpm/<vendor>/macros
              /etc/rpm/macros
              ~/.rpmmacros

   Database
              /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
              /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname
              /var/lib/rpm/Dirnames
              /var/lib/rpm/Group
              /var/lib/rpm/Installtid
              /var/lib/rpm/Name
              /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename
              /var/lib/rpm/Packages
              /var/lib/rpm/Providename
              /var/lib/rpm/Requirename
              /var/lib/rpm/Sha1header
              /var/lib/rpm/Sigmd5
              /var/lib/rpm/Triggername

   Temporary
       /var/tmp/rpm*

SEE ALSO

              rpm-misc(8),
              popt(3),
              rpm2cpio(8),
              rpmbuild(8),
              rpmdb(8),
              rpmkeys(8),
              rpmsign(8),
              rpmspec(8),

       rpm  --help  - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases it's impossible to
       guarantee that what's described in the manual matches what's available.

       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS

              Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
              Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
              Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>

                                           09 June 2002                                    RPM(8)