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RPM misc options

NAME rpm − lesser need options for rpm(8)

−−predefine=’MACRO EXPR’

Defines MACRO with value EXPR. before loading macro files.

−−color [never|auto|always]

Use terminal colors for highlighting error and debug message. Default is turning colors on for ttys only (auto).

−−nocontexts

Disable the SELinux plugin if available. This stops the plugin from setting SELinux contexts for files and scriptlets.

−−noglob

Do not glob arguments when installing package files.

−−nocaps

Don’t verify capabilities of files.

−−excludeconfigs, −−noconfigs

Do not install configuration files.

−−nohdrchk

Don’t verify database header(s) when retrieved.

-d, −−debug

Print debugging information.

−−deploops

Print dependency loops as warning.

−−fsmdebug

Print debuging information of payload handling code.

−−rpmfcdebug

Print debug information about files packaged.

−−rpmiodebug

Print debug information about file IO.

−−stats

Print runtime statistics of often used functions.

-K, −−checksig

See and use rpmkeys(8).

−−nodocs

Do not install documentation. Use −−excludedocs instead.

−−promoteepoch

Enable obsolete epoch handling used in rpm 3.x time frame.

−−prtpkts

OBSOLETE! Used to print the packages containing and representing the pgp keys for debugging purposes.