[CentOS] Deconstruct an rpm

[Ralph Angenendt]

Tom Brown wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Is it possible to take an rpm apart to see what it will do to a system 
> and see what files are inside the package?

"man rpm".

"rpm -qpl file.rpm" shows a list of files.

"rpm -qp --scripts file.rpm" shows which scripts are run after or before
installation, deinstallation, or upgrade.

"rpm2cpio file.rpm | cpio -i --make-directories" will unpack the rpm to
the directory you are momentarily in.

And - as already said - "man rpm".

Regards,

Ralph
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