rpm description

rpm description

[glenn]

Im using Mandrake 9. Have been playing with rpm and urpmi a bit.

It would seem that most RPM files have a little description of their contents 
in each. is there an option or method to read these descriptions from the 
console. I've had a look thru the man pages and am just getting more 
confused.
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Re: rpm description

[whitnl73]

On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, glenn wrote:

> Im using Mandrake 9. Have been playing with rpm and urpmi a bit.
>
> It would seem that most RPM files have a little description of their contents
> in each. is there an option or method to read these descriptions from the
> console. I've had a look thru the man pages and am just getting more
> confused.

for a package already installed:
rpm -qi <package name>

for a oackage not yet installed:
rpm -qip <filename>

Lawson
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Re: rpm description

[Peter]

whitnl73@juno.com said:
> for a package already installed: rpm -qi <package name>
> for a package not yet installed: rpm -qip <filename> 

Using mc has the advantage of not making typing errors on those long names.


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Re: rpm description

[Frank Roberts - SOTL]

On Thursday 02 January 2003 22:23, Peter wrote:
> whitnl73@juno.com said:
> > for a package already installed: rpm -qi <package name>
> > for a package not yet installed: rpm -qip <filename>
>
> Using mc has the advantage of not making typing errors on those long names.

That is what I thought the great advantage of typing part of the name and then 
hitting tab to complete the name up to the next diversion in names of files 
is.

Thanks
Frank
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