8.9 Advanced RPM Techniques
Because you invoke the rpm command
by using the shell, just as you do any other program, you can combine
options and arguments to perform a variety of useful tasks. Consider
the following examples:
rpm -Va
-
Verifies
every installed package. You might find this command useful if you
accidentally deleted some files. The output of the command would help
you determine what packages, if any, suffered damage.
rpm -qf /usr/bin/mystery
-
Displays the name of the package
that owns the specified file.
rpm -Vf /usr/bin/mystery
-
Verifies the package that owns the file
/usr/bin/mystery.
rpm -qdf /usr/bin/puzzle
-
Lists the documentation files
associated with the package that owns the file
/usr/bin/puzzle. This could be helpful, for
example, if /usr/bin/puzzle is a program
you're having difficulty using.
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