1RPMDB(8)                                                              RPMDB(8)
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NAME

6       rpmdb - RPM Database Tool
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SYNOPSIS

9       rpm {--initdb|--rebuilddb}
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DESCRIPTION

12       The general form of an rpm rebuild database command is
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14       rpm {--initdb|--rebuilddb} [-v] [--dbpath DIRECTORY] [--root DIRECTORY]
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16       Use --initdb to create a new database if one doesn't already exist (ex‐
17       isting database is not overwritten), use  --rebuilddb  to  rebuild  the
18       database indices from the installed package headers.
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SEE ALSO

21              popt(3),
22              rpm(8),
23              rpmkeys(8),
24              rpmsign(8),
25              rpm2cpio(8),
26              rpmbuild(8),
27              rpmspec(8),
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29       rpm  --help  - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases
30       it's impossible to guarantee that what's described in the manual match‐
31       es what's available.
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33       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>
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AUTHORS

36              Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
37              Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
38              Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
39              Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
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43                                 29 June 2010                         RPMDB(8)