HOWTO rpm quickref, -ql list files in packages, -qf show rpm source of files
$ rpm --help Usage: rpm [OPTION...] Query/Verify package selection options: -a, --all query/verify all packages -f, --file query/verify package(s) owning file -g, --group query/verify package(s) in group -p, --package query/verify a package file --pkgid query/verify package(s) with package identifier --hdrid query/verify package(s) with header identifier --triggeredby query the package(s) triggered by the package --whatrequires query/verify the package(s) which require a dependency --whatprovides query/verify the package(s) which provide a dependency --nomanifest do not process non-package files as manifests Query options (with -q or --query): -c, --configfiles list all configuration files -d, --docfiles list all documentation files -L, --licensefiles list all license files --dump dump basic file information -l, --list list files in package --queryformat=QUERYFORMAT use the following query format -s, --state display the states of the listed files Verify options (with -V or --verify): --nofiledigest don't verify digest of files --nofiles don't verify files in package --nodeps don't verify package dependencies --noscript don't execute verify script(s) Install/Upgrade/Erase options: --allfiles install all files, even configurations which might otherwise be skipped --allmatches remove all packages which match multiple packages) --badreloc relocate files in non-relocatable package -e, --erase= --excludedocs do not install documentation --excludepath= --force short hand for --replacepkgs --replacefiles -F, --freshen= -h, --hash print hash marks as package installs (good with -v) --ignorearch don't verify package architecture --ignoreos don't verify package operating system --ignoresize don't check disk space before installing -i, --install install package(s) --justdb update the database, but do not modify the filesystem --nodeps do not verify package dependencies --nofiledigest don't verify digest of files --nocontexts don't install file security contexts --noorder do not reorder package installation to satisfy dependencies --noscripts do not execute package scriptlet(s) --notriggers do not execute any scriptlet(s) triggered by this package --nocollections do not perform any collection actions --oldpackage upgrade to an old version of the package (--force on upgrades does this automatically) --percent print percentages as package installs --prefix= --relocate= --replacefiles ignore file conflicts between packages --replacepkgs reinstall if the package is already present --test don't install, but tell if it would work or not -U, --upgrade= Common options for all rpm modes and executables: -D, --define='MACRO EXPR' define MACRO with value EXPR --undefine=MACRO undefine MACRO -E, --eval='EXPR' print macro expansion of EXPR --macros= --nodigest don't verify package digest(s) --nosignature don't verify package signature(s) --rcfile= -r, --root=ROOT use ROOT as top level directory (default: "/") --dbpath=DIRECTORY use database in DIRECTORY --querytags display known query tags --showrc display final rpmrc and macro configuration --quiet provide less detailed output -v, --verbose provide more detailed output --version print the version of rpm being used Options implemented via popt alias/exec: --scripts list install/erase scriptlets from package(s) --setperms set permissions of files in a package --setugids set user/group ownership of files in a package --conflicts list capabilities this package conflicts with --obsoletes list other packages removed by installing this package --provides list capabilities that this package provides --requires list capabilities required by package(s) --info list descriptive information from package(s) --changelog list change logs for this package --xml list metadata in xml --triggers list trigger scriptlets from package(s) --last list package(s) by install time, most recent first --dupes list duplicated packages --filesbypkg list all files from each package --fileclass list file names with classes --filecolor list file names with colors --fscontext list file names with security context from file system --fileprovide list file names with provides --filerequire list file names with requires --filecaps list file names with POSIX1.e capabilities Help options: -?, --help Show this help message --usage Display brief usage message
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$ for p in $(rpm -qa); do rpm -qi $p; done |less
Name : wireshark
Version : 1.99.0 Release : 1 Architecture: i686 Install Date: Fri 20 Jun 2014 13:09:02 IST Group : Applications/Internet Size : 132408893 License : GPL+ Signature : (none) Source RPM : wireshark-1.99.0-1.src.rpm Build Date : Fri 20 Jun 2014 11:34:04 IST Build Host : nebraska.ie.openmindnetworks.com Relocations : (not relocatable) Packager : Gerald Combs URL : http://www.wireshark.org/ Summary : Network protocol analyzer Description : Wireshark is a free network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. It allows you to examine data from a live network or from a capture file on disk. You can interactively browse the capture data, viewing summary and detail information for each packet. Wireshark has several powerful features, including a rich display filter language and the ability to view the reconstructed stream of a TCP session. This package contains command-line utilities, plugins, and documentation for Wireshark. A GTK+ and a Qt graphical user interface are packaged separately. Name : wireshark-gnome Version : 1.10.6 Release : 1.fc19 Architecture: i686 Install Date: Fri 09 May 2014 10:20:48 IST Group : Applications/Internet Size : 2608072 License : GPL+ Signature : RSA/SHA256, Sun 09 Mar 2014 17:36:55 GMT, Key ID 07477e65fb4b18e6 Source RPM : wireshark-1.10.6-1.fc19.src.rpm Build Date : Sat 08 Mar 2014 18:01:27 GMT Build Host : buildvm-10.phx2.fedoraproject.org Relocations : (not relocatable) Packager : Fedora Project Vendor : Fedora Project URL : http://www.wireshark.org/ Summary : Gnome desktop integration for wireshark Description : Contains wireshark for Gnome 2 and desktop integration file
$ for p in $(rpm -qa); do rpm -qi $p; done |grep Group |sort |uniq
compression standard from the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). font that was released to the TeX Users Group under a liberal license. generously donated to the TeX Users' Group when Y&Y closed its Group : Amusements/Games Group : Amusements/Graphics Group : Applications/Archiving Group : Applications/Communications Group : Applications/Databases Group : Applications/Editors Group : Applications/Emulators Group : Applications/Engineering Group : Applications/File Group : Applications/Internet Group : Applications/Multimedia Group : Applications/Productivity Group : Applications/Publishing Group : Applications/System Group : Applications/Text Group : Development/Debuggers Group : Development/Documentation Group : Development/Java Group : Development/Languages Group : Development/Libraries Group : Development/Libraries/Java Group : Development/System Group : Development/Tools Group : Development/Tools/Building Group : Documentation Group : OMN Group : Productivity/Networking/Email/Utilities Group : Public Keys Group : System/Boot Group : System Environment/Base Group : System Environment/Daemons Group : System Environment/Kernel Group : System Environment/Libraries Group : System Environment/Shells Group : System/Libraries Group : Text Editors/Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Group : Text Processing/Markup/XML Group : Unspecified Group : User Interface/Desktops Group : User Interface/X Group : User Interface/X Hardware Support Group : Utilities Summary : NFSv4 User and Group ID Mapping Library the GraphicsMagick Group to significantly improve the quality and performance the Internet. It is designed by the IETF Codec Working Group and incorporates TrouSerS is an implementation of the Trusted Computing Group's Software Stack Users Group NTG. Yahoo!, Jabber, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, IRC, Novell Groupwise, QQ, Another quickref rpm and dpkg: http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/packaging.html |
