how to query rpm on cd?
 

i have a cd with lot of RPMs, how do I query them without installing? I want to know what they do.

for example, on my fedora 5 cd, there are 5 samba rpm. how do i know what each of them does?

Thanks.

For packages that are installed you can use: rpm -q --info packagename
example:For information on an uninstalled rpm, from a file you can use "rpm -qpi --filesbypkg <filename>".
For example:

thanks. :) :)