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.TH "rpm2cpio" "8" "11 January 2001" "" ""
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
rpm2cpio - Extract cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]rpm2cpio\f[R] [filename]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[B]rpm2cpio\f[R] converts the .rpm file specified as a single argument
to a cpio archive on standard out.
If a \[aq]-\[aq] argument is given, an rpm stream is read from standard
in.
.PP
\f[B]Note:\f[R] the CPIO format cannot host individual files over 4GB in
size, and so this tool is considered obsolete.
Use \f[B]rpm2archive\f[R] instead.
.PP
.PD 0
.P
.PD
\f[B]\f[BI]rpm2cpio glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | cpio -dium\f[B]\f[R]
.PD 0
.P
.PD
\f[B]\f[BI]cat glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | rpm2cpio - | cpio -tv\f[B]\f[R]
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\f[B]rpm\f[R](8) \f[B]rpm2archive\f[R](8)
.SH AUTHOR
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
Erik Troan <ewt\[at]redhat.com>
\f[R]
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