rpm2cpio - Man Page
Extract cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package
Examples (TL;DR)
- Convert an RPM package to a
cpio
archive and save it asfile.cpio
in the current directory:rpm2cpio path/to/file.rpm
Synopsis
rpm2cpio FILE
Description
rpm2cpio converts the specified rpm package to a cpio(1) archive on the standard ouput.
Note: the cpio(5) format cannot host individual files over 4GB in size, and so this tool is considered obsolete. Use rpm2archive instead.
Arguments
- FILE
An rpm package file. If - is passed, standard input is used.
Options
rpmcpio has no options.
Exit Status
On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
Examples
rpm2cpio glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | cpio -dium
Extract glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm contents relative to current directory.
cat glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | rpm2cpio - | cpio -tv
View glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm file list with cpio(1).
See Also
Referenced By
rpm(8), rpm2archive(1), rpmbuild(1).
2025-04-17