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NAME rpm - lesser need options for rpm(8)

OPTIONS

7       --predefine='MACRO EXPR'
8              Defines MACRO with value EXPR.  before loading macro files.
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Switching off features

11       --color [never|auto|always]
12              Use  terminal  colors  for highlighting error and debug message.
13              Default is turning colors on for ttys only (auto).
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15       --nocontexts Disable the SELinux plugin if available.  This  stops  the
16       plugin from setting SELinux contexts for files and scriptlets.
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18       --noglob
19              Do not glob arguments when installing package files.
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21       --nocaps
22              Don't verify capabilities of files.
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24       --excludeconfigs, --noconfigs
25              Do not install configuration files.
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27       --nohdrchk
28              Don't verify database header(s) when retrieved.
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Debugging

31       -d, --debug
32              Print debugging information.
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34       --deploops
35              Print dependency loops as warning.
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37       --fsmdebug
38              Print debuging information of payload handling code.
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40       --rpmfcdebug
41              Print debug information about files packaged.
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43       --rpmiodebug
44              Print debug information about file IO.
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46       --stats
47              Print runtime statistics of often used functions.
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Obsolete Options

50       -K, --checksig
51              See and use rpmkeys(8).
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53       --nodocs
54              Do not install documentation.  Use --excludedocs instead.
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56       --promoteepoch
57              Enable obsolete epoch handling used in rpm 3.x time frame.
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59       --prtpkts
60              OBSOLETE!   Used to print the packages containing and represent‐
61              ing the pgp keys for debugging purposes.
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