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Getting Information About Packages

rpm -q ( or --query) options
Package Selection Options Page
pkg1 ... pkgN Query installed package(s) [*]
-p <file>(or ``-'') Query package file <file> (URLs OK) [*]
-f <file> Query package owning <file> [*]
-a Query all installed packages [*]
--whatprovides <x> Query packages providing capability <x> [*]
-g <group> Query packages belonging to group <group> [*]
--whatrequires <x> Query packages requiring capability <x> [*]
Information Selection Options Page
<null> Display full package label [*]
-i Display summary package information [*]
-l Display list of files in package [*]
-c Display list of configuration files [*]
-d Display list of documentation files [*]
-s Display list of files in package, with state [*]
--scripts Display install, uninstall, verify scripts [*]
--queryformat (or --qf) Display queried data in custom format [*]
--dump Display all verifiable information for each file [*]
--provides Display capabilities package provides [*]
--requires (or -R) Display capabilities package requires [*]
General Options Page
-v Display additional information [*]
-vv Display debugging information [*]
--root <path> Set alternate root to <path> [*]
--rcfile <rcfile> Set alternate rpmrc file to <rcfile> [*]
--dbpath <path> Use <path> to find the RPM database [*]



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