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What RPM did this file come from?

rpm -qf filename

What files did an RPM provide?

rpm -ql rpmname

What files would this RPM install?

rpm -qlp filename.rpm

How to open an RPM without installing it

rpm2cpio filename.rpm | cpio -idv

Tags: cheatsheet, rpm

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