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.TH "RPMSPEC" "1" "2026-01-08" "RPM 6.0.1"
.PP
.SH NAME
rpmspec - RPM Spec Tool
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrpmspec\fR {\fB-q\fR|\fB--query\fR} [options] [query-options] \fISPEC_FILE\fR .\&.\&.\&
.PP
\fBrpmspec\fR {\fB-P\fR|\fB--parse\fR} [options] \fISPEC_FILE\fR .\&.\&.\&
.PP
\fBrpmspec\fR \fB--shell\fR [options] [\fISPEC_FILE\fR .\&.\&.\&]
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBrpmspec\fR is a tool for querying a spec file.\& More specifically for
querying hypothetical packages which would be created from the given
spec file.\& So querying a spec file with \fBrpmspec\fR is similar to
querying a package built from that spec file.\& But it is not identical.\&
With \fBrpmspec\fR you can'\&t query all fields which you can query from a
built package.\& E.\& g.\& you can'\&t query BUILDTIME with \fBrpmspec\fR for
obvious reasons.\& You also cannot query other fields automatically
generated during a build of a package like auto generated dependencies.\&
.PP
.SH OPERATIONS
\fB-q\fR,
\fB--query\fR
.RS 4
Query parsed spec header, similarly to querying packages.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-P\fR,
\fB--parse\fR
.RS 4
Output parsed spec file to the standard output.\& That is,
conditionals are handled, macros parsed and so on.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--shell\fR
.RS 4
Invoke an interactive shell for inspecting macros, optionally
after parsing a spec.\& Mainly useful for troubleshooting.\&
.PP
.RE
.SH ARGUMENTS
\fISPECFILE\fR
.RS 4
RPM spec file used for building packages with rpmbuild.\&
.PP
.RE
.SH OPTIONS
See \fBrpm-common\fR(8) for the options common to all operations.\&
.PP
.SH QUERY OPTIONS
\fB--qf\fR \fIQUERYFMT\fR,
\fB--queryformat\fR \fIQUERYFMT\fR
.RS 4
Specify output format for spec queries.\& See \fBrpm-queryformat\fR(7) for
details.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--rpms\fR
.RS 4
Operate on the all binary package headers generated from spec.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--builtrpms\fR
.RS 4
Operate only on the binary package headers of packages which would be
built from spec.\& That means ignoring package headers of packages that
won'\&t be built from spec i.\& e.\& ignoring package headers of packages
without file section.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--srpm\fR
.RS 4
Operate on the source package header(s) generated from spec.\&
.PP
.RE
.SH ENVIRONMENT
See \fBrpm-common\fR(8).\&
.PP
.SH EXIT STATUS
On success, 0 is returned, a nonzero failure code otherwise.\&
.PP
.SH EXAMPLES
\fBrpmspec -q rpm.\&spec\fR
.RS 4
Get list of binary packages which would be generated from the rpm
spec file, eg:
.nf
.RS 4
rpm-4\&.11\&.3-3\&.fc20\&.x86_64
rpm-libs-4\&.11\&.3-3\&.fc20\&.x86_64
rpm-build-libs-4\&.11\&.3-3\&.fc20\&.x86_64
\&.\&.\&.
.fi
.RE
.PP
.RE
\fBrpmspec -q --qf "%{name}: %{summary}n" rpm.\&spec\fR
.RS 4
Get summary infos for single binary packages generated from the
rpm spec file, eg:
.nf
.RS 4
rpm: The RPM package management system
rpm-libs: Libraries for manipulating RPM packages
rpm-build-libs: Libraries for building and signing RPM packages
\&.\&.\&.
.fi
.RE
.PP
.RE
\fBrpmspec -q --srpm rpm.\&spec\fR
.RS 4
Get the source package which would be generated from the rpm spec
file, eg:
.nf
.RS 4
rpm-4\&.11\&.3-3\&.fc20\&.x86_64
.fi
.RE
.PP
.RE
\fBrpmspec -P rpm.\&spec\fR
.RS 4
Parse the rpm spec file to standard output, eg:
.nf
.RS 4
Summary: The RPM package management system
Name: rpm
Version: 4\&.14\&.0
\&.\&.\&.
.fi
.RE
.PP
.RE
\fBrpmspec --shell\fR
.RS 4
Run interactive macro shell for debugging macros, eg:
.nf
.RS 4
> %define foo bar
> %foo
bar
> %(date)
Tue Apr 13 03:55:37 PM EEST 2021
> %getncpus
8
.fi
.RE
.PP
.RE
\fBrpmspec --shell popt.\&spec\fR
.RS 4
Run interactive macros shell in spec context, eg:
.nf
.RS 4
%name
popt
%version
1\&.18
.fi
.RE
.PP
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBpopt\fR(3), \fBrpm\fR(8), \fBrpmbuild\fR(1), \fBrpm-queryformat\fR(7), \fBrpm-macros\fR(7)
.PP
\fBrpmspec --help\fR - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt
aliases it'\&s impossible to guarantee that what'\&s described in the
manual matches what'\&s available.\&
.PP
\fBhttp://www.\&rpm.\&org/\fR