rpm2cpio(8)		    System Manager's Manual		   rpm2cpio(8)



NAME
       rpm2cpio - Extract cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package.

SYNOPSIS
       rpm2cpio [filename]

DESCRIPTION
       rpm2cpio	 converts  the	.rpm  file specified as a single argument to a
       cpio archive on standard out. If a '-' argument is given, an rpm stream
       is read from standard in.

       rpm2cpio rpm-1.1-1.i386.rpm
       rpm2cpio - < glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm
       rpm2cpio glint-1.0-1.i386.rpm | cpio -dium


SEE ALSO
       rpm(8)

AUTHOR
       Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>



Red Hat, Inc.			11 January 2001			   rpm2cpio(8)