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.TH "RPM2CPIO" "1" "2026-01-08" "RPM 6.0.1"
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.SH NAME
rpm2cpio - Extract cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package
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.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrpm2cpio\fR \fIPACKAGE_FILE\fR
.PP
\fBrpm2cpio -\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBrpm2cpio\fR converts the specified \fBrpm\fR package to a \fBcpio\fR(1) archive
on the standard output.\&
.PP
\fBNote:\fR the \fBcpio\fR(5) format cannot host individual files over 4GB in size,
and so this tool is considered obsolete.\&  Use \fBrpm2archive\fR(1) instead.\&
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.SH ARGUMENTS
\fIPACKAGE_FILE\fR
.RS 4
A binary or source RPM package.\&
.PP
.RE
If dash (\fB-\fR) is given as the argument, data is read from the standard input.\&
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.SH EXIT STATUS
On success, 0 is returned, a nonzero failure code otherwise.\&
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.SH EXAMPLES
\fBrpm2cpio glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm | cpio -dium\fR
.RS 4
Extract \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm\fR contents relative to current
directory.\&
.PP
.RE
\fBcat glint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm | rpm2cpio - | cpio -tv\fR
.RS 4
View \fIglint-1.\&0-1.\&i386.\&rpm\fR file list with \fBcpio\fR(1).\&
.PP
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcpio\fR(1), \fBrpm\fR(8), \fBrpm2archive\fR(1)