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.TH "RPM2ARCHIVE" "1" "2026-01-08" "RPM 6.0.1"
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.SH NAME
rpm2archive - Create tar or cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrpm2archive\fR [options] [\fIPACKAGE_FILE\fR] .\&.\&.\&
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBrpm2archive\fR converts RPM package files to other archive formats.\&
.PP
If the standard output is a regular file or a pipe, the archive is written
to the standard output.\& If the standard output is a terminal, the output
is written to a file by the same name, appended with a \fI.\&tgz\fR or \fI.\&cpio.\&gz\fR
suffix when compressed or \fI.\&tar\fR or \fI.\&cpio\fR otherwise depending on the format.\&
The output is compressed in the \fBgzip\fR(1) format by default.\&
.PP
\fBrpm2archive\fR does not verify package-level signatures or checksums, but
it does verify the per-file checksums.\&
.PP
Supports RPM package formats 3, 4 and 6.\&
.PP
.SH ARGUMENTS
\fIPACKAGE_FILE\fR
.RS 4
A binary or source RPM package.\&
.PP
.RE
If no arguments are present, or a dash (\fB-\fR) is given as an argument,
data is read from the standard input.\&
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
\fB-n\fR, \fB--nocompression\fR
.RS 4
Generate an uncompressed archive.\& If in the file creation mode,
use \fI.\&tar\fR as postfix of the filename.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-f\fR, \fB--format\fR=<\fIFORMAT\fR>
.RS 4
Generate archive in specified \fIFORMAT\fR:
.PD 0
.IP \(bu 4
\fBpax\fR: Restricted Portable Archive Exchange as used by \fBtar\fR(1)
(default)
.IP \(bu 4
\fBcpio\fR: The "new" ASCII \fBcpio\fR(5) format.\& Note that this format
has a 4GB limit on the individual file size.\&
.PD
.PP
.RE
.SH EXIT STATUS
On success, 0 is returned, a nonzero failure code otherwise.\&
.PP
.SH EXAMPLES
\fBrpm2archive glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm | tar -xvz\fR
.RS 4
Extract \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm\fR package contents with \fBtar\fR(1).\&
.PP
.RE
\fBrpm2archive --nocompression --format=cpio glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm | cpio -idv\fR
.RS 4
Extract \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm\fR package contents as an uncompressed
\fBcpio\fR(5), compatible with \fBrpm2cpio\fR(1) output.\&
.PP
.RE
\fBrpm2archive glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm ; tar -xvz glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm.\&tgz\fR
.RS 4
Extract \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm\fR package contents into an
archive named \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm.\&tgz\fR and extract the written
archive with \fBtar\fR(1).\&
.PP
.RE
\fBcat glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm | rpm2archive - | tar -tvz\fR
.RS 4
Feed \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm\fR package into \fBrpm2archive\fR via standard
input, and list contents with \fBtar\fR(1).\&
.PP
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBrpm2cpio\fR(1), \fBrpm\fR(8)