Pls help to explain this syntax. "rpm -ivh bash.rpm --root /mnt/image --replacepkgs"

nanosec · 08-12-2008, 01:02 PM

Pls help to explain this syntax. "rpm -ivh bash.rpm --root /mnt/image --replacepkgs" I don't understand that bash.rpm is install at path /mnt/image. That' right.

Please, help me to clarify.

Thanks

trickykid · 08-12-2008, 01:20 PM

--root option:

Code:

       --root DIRECTORY
              Use the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all operations.  Note that this means the database within DIRECTORY  will
              be  used  for  dependency checks and any scriptlet(s) (e.g.  %post if installing, or %prep if building, a package) will be
              run after a chroot(2) to DIRECTORY.

tredegar · 08-12-2008, 01:37 PM

nanosec,

Most linux commands have help built-in if you are unsure about the syntax or meaning.

trickykid's a linux guru, but I think he just copied & pasted from man rpm. You can do this for yourself

The command you need to learn is man

The command you are looking for help with is rpm

So try man rpm in a terminal. Then Page Up / Page Down and q to quit the man pages utility and get back to the prompt.

I just tried this on my PC:

Code:

tred@vaio:~$ man rpm
No manual entry for rpm
tred@vaio:~$

But I do not use rpm as I have a debian-based system, which does not use rpm.

man man is a good introduction.

Anyway, just try it.