rpm2cpio (8) - Linux Manuals

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

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 rpm-1.1-1.i386.rpm
rpm2cpio - < glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm
rpm2cpio glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | cpio -dium

AUTHOR

Erik Troan <ewt [at] redhat.com>

SEE ALSO

rpm(8)