NAME

rpmdb - RPM Database Tool

SYNOPSIS

rpm {--initdb|--rebuilddb}

DESCRIPTION

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

SEE ALSO

popt(3),
rpm(8),
rpmkeys(8),
rpmsign(8),
rpm2cpio(8),
rpmbuild(8),
rpmspec(8),
    
rpm --help - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases it's impossible to guarantee that what's described in the manual matches what's available.
http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS

Marc Ewing <[email protected]>
Jeff Johnson <[email protected]>
Erik Troan <[email protected]>
Panu Matilainen <[email protected]>
    

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