NAME rpm - lesser need options for rpm(8)¶

OPTIONS¶

--predefine='MACRO EXPR'

Defines MACRO with value EXPR. before loading macro files.

Switching off features¶

--color [never|auto|always]

Use terminal colors for highlighting error and debug message. Default is turning colors on for ttys only (auto).

--nocontexts

Disable the SELinux plugin if available. This stops the plugin from setting SELinux contexts for files and scriptlets.

--noglob

Do not glob arguments when installing package files.

--nocaps

Don't verify capabilities of files.

--excludeconfigs, --noconfigs

Do not install configuration files.

--nohdrchk

Don't verify database header(s) when retrieved.

Debugging¶

-d, --debug

Print debugging information.

--deploops

Print dependency loops as warning.

--fsmdebug

Print debuging information of payload handling code.

--rpmfcdebug

Print debug information about files packaged.

--rpmiodebug

Print debug information about file IO.

--stats

Print runtime statistics of often used functions.

Obsolete Options¶

-K, --checksig

See and use rpmkeys(8).

--nodocs

Do not install documentation. Use --excludedocs instead.

--promoteepoch

Enable obsolete epoch handling used in rpm 3.x time frame.

--prtpkts

OBSOLETE! Used to print the packages containing and representing the pgp keys for debugging purposes.