Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 27 November 2008 19:51:57 Todd Zullinger wrote: >> SYNOPSIS >> QUERYING AND VERIFYING PACKAGES: >> rpm {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options] >> [...] >> select-options >> [PACKAGE_NAME] [-a,--all] [-f,--file FILE] >> [-g,--group GROUP] {-p,--package PACKAGE_FILE] >> [--fileid MD5] [--hdrid SHA1] [--pkgid MD5] [--tid TID] >> [--querybynumber HDRNUM] [--triggeredby PACKAGE_NAME] >> [--whatprovides CAPABILITY] [--whatrequires CAPABILITY] > > Hold on - I think the missing key is there. Are you saying that > parameters with { } are obligatory? No-one has ever mentioned that > before in anything I've read. That would explain a lot. Yeah, the {-q|--query} specifies the mode. Then the "select-options" and "query-options" refine how the query is performed. I suppose that could be clearer. The description section in the man page does say: One of the following basic modes must be selected: Query, Verify, Signature Check, Install/Upgrade/Freshen, Uninstall, Initialize Database, Rebuild Database, Resign, Add Signature, Set Owners/Groups, Show Querytags, and Show Configuration > Thanks for that. My pleasure. I'm glad it was helpful. -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I could never recommend the use of drugs or alcohol to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -- Hunter S. Thompson
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