1RPMSPEC(8)                                                          RPMSPEC(8)
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NAME

6       rpmspec - RPM Spec Tool
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SYNOPSIS

9   QUERYING SPEC FILES:
10       rpmspec {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options] SPEC_FILE ...
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12   PARSING SPEC FILES TO STDOUT:
13       rpmspec {-P|--parse} SPEC_FILE ...
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15   INVOKING MACRO SHELL:
16       rpmspec {–shell} [SPEC_FILE ...]
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DESCRIPTION

19       rpmspec  is  a  tool  for  querying a spec file.  More specifically for
20       querying hypothetical packages which would be created  from  the  given
21       spec file.  So querying a spec file with rpmspec is similar to querying
22       a package built from that spec file.  But is is  not  identical.   With
23       rpmspec  you  can't  query  all fields which you can query from a built
24       package.  E.  g.  you can't query BUILDTIME with  rpmspec  for  obvious
25       reasons.   You  also  cannot query other fields automatically generated
26       during a build of a package like auto generated dependencies.
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28   select-options
29       [--rpms] [--srpm]
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31   query-options
32       [--qf,--queryformat QUERYFMT] [--target TARGET_PLATFORM]
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34   QUERY OPTIONS
35       The general form of an rpm spec query command is
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37       rpm {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options]
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39       You may specify the format that the information should be  printed  in.
40       To do this, you use the
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44       option,  followed  by  the  QUERYFMT format string.  See rpm(8) for de‐
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47   SELECT OPTIONS
48       --rpms Operate on the all binary package headers generated  from  spec.
49       --builtrpms  Operate  only  on  the  binary package headers of packages
50       which would be built from spec.  That means ignoring package headers of
51       packages that won't be built from spec i.  e.  ignoring package headers
52       of packages without file section.  --srpm Operate on the source package
53       header(s) generated from spec.
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EXAMPLES

56       Get  list of binary packages which would be generated from the rpm spec
57       file:
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59                      $ rpmspec -q rpm.spec
60                      rpm-4.11.3-3.fc20.x86_64
61                      rpm-libs-4.11.3-3.fc20.x86_64
62                      rpm-build-libs-4.11.3-3.fc20.x86_64
63                      ...
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65       Get summary infos for single binary packages  generated  from  the  rpm
66       spec file:
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68                      $ rpmspec -q --qf "%{name}: %{summary}\n" rpm.spec
69                      rpm: The RPM package management system
70                      rpm-libs: Libraries for manipulating RPM packages
71                      rpm-build-libs: Libraries for building and signing RPM packages
72                      ...
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74       Get the source package which would be generated from the rpm spec file:
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76                      $ rpmspec -q --srpm rpm.spec
77                      rpm-4.11.3-3.fc20.x86_64
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79       Parse the rpm spec file to stdout:
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81                      $ rpmspec -P rpm.spec
82                      Summary: The RPM package management system
83                      Name: rpm
84                      Version: 4.14.0
85                      ...
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87       Run interactive macro shell for debugging macros:
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89                      $ rpmspec --shell
90                      > %define foo bar
91                      > %foo
92                      bar
93                      > %(date)
94                      Tue Apr 13 03:55:37 PM EEST 2021
95                      > %getncpus
96                      8
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98       Run interactive macros shell in spec context:
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100                      $ rpmspec --shell popt.spec
101                      %name
102                      popt
103                      %version
104                      1.18
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SEE ALSO

107       popt(3),  rpm(8),  rpmdb(8),  rpmkeys(8), rpmsign(8), rpm2cpio(8), rpm‐
108       build(8)
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110       rpmspec --help - as rpm  supports  customizing  the  options  via  popt
111       aliases it's impossible to guarantee that what's described in the manu‐
112       al matches what's available.
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114       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>
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AUTHORS

117              Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
118              Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
119              Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
120              Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
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124                                29 October 2010                     RPMSPEC(8)