-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 06:30:17 -0700, vincent wrote: > find a file to play with > # rpm -q passwd > passwd-0.68-4 > --------------------- > rpm --whatrequires passwd-0.68-4 > > gives rpm usage, doesn't work although its listed in the man. > Same thing with: > > rpm --whatprovides passwd-0.68-4 > rpm --requires passwd-0.68-4 > rpm --provides passwd-0.68-4 > rpm --fileprovide passwd-0.68-4 > rpm --file require passwd-0.68-4 All these need the --query (or short -q) option. > now redhatprovides/requires does something different but still fails: > rpm --redhatrequires passwd-0.68-4 > no package requires passwd-0.68-4 > > I even have rpmdb-redhat installed, whats going on here? Use: rpm --redhatrequires passwd Btw, the options --redhatprovides and --redhatrequires are macros and expand to something that includes --query. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Qi8w0iMVcrivHFQRAldOAJ9ImKpTD8S3WkRJs2yDspDnnQBtVACfeaun cXprB+Do8b1OVcpheV7Y9zo= =2tW9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list