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rpm2cpio(8) System Manager's Manual rpm2cpio(8)

NAME

rpm2cpio - Extract cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package.

SYNOPSIS

rpm2cpio [filename]

DESCRIPTION

rpm2cpio converts the .rpm file specified as a single argument to a cpio archive on standard out. If a '-' argument is given, an rpm stream is read from standard in.

rpm2cpio glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | cpio -dium
cat glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | rpm2cpio - | cpio -tv

SEE ALSO

rpm(8)

AUTHOR

Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
11 January 2001 Red Hat, Inc.