.TH urpmq 8 "10 Apr 2001" "Mandrakesoft" "Linux-Mandrake"
.IX urpmq
.SH NAME
urpmq \- urpmi database query tool.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B urpmq [options] [package_names | rpm_files...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
urpmq allows querying the urpmi database. It is for you if want to list
available packages in the various media of urpmi, or list dependancies of
packages or packages that will be installed if you start urpmi.
.PP
Output format of urpmq is the following according to command line options:
.IP
[group/]package_name[-version][-release]
.SH OPTION
.IP "\fB\--help\fP"
print an help message and exit.
.IP "\fB\--auto-select\fP"
automatically select all packages that have to be upgraded according to already
installed packages and packages listed in various media registered.
.IP "\fB\--headers\fP"
extract headers for package selected to standard output.
.IP "\fB\--sources\fP"
print source url (or file) of all packages selected.
.IP "\fB\--force\fP"
ignore error of inexistant packages requested.
.IP "\fB\-v\fP"
activate verbose mode.
.IP "\fB\-d\fP"
select dependancies (maximal closure).
.IP "\fB\-u\fP"
deselect packages if a better version is already installed, this option can be
used with \fB-d\fP to simulate \fB-M\fP mode of \fBurpmi\fP.
.IP "\fB\-m\fP"
choose minimun closure of requires. This is a relatively
slow algorithm that tries to minimize the number of package to upgrade
to only what is really necessary.
.IP "\fB\-M\fP"
disable minimal closure algorithm so both \fB-d\fP and \fB-u\fP are similar to \fB-M\fP
mode of \fBurpmi\fP.
.IP "\fB\-c\fP"
if maximal closure is used, assume that a package listed mey have wrong or not
up-to-date dependancies. This cause more package to be upgraded and may correct
unresolved dependancies on the rpm database.
.IP "\fB\-g\fP"
print group of each packages listed.
.IP "\fB\-r\fP"
print version and release of each packages listed.
.IP "\fB\-d\fP"
print closure of required packages needed by requested packages on command
line.
.SH FILES
/usr/bin/urpmq
.br
The \fBurpmq\fP executable (perl script)
.PP
/var/lib/urpmi/list.*
.br
Contains the list of all packages known by urpmi and their location.
There is one filelist per media(*).
.PP
/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
.br
Contain information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
There is one filelist per media(*).
.PP
/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
.br
Contain synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
that can be used by minimal closure algorithm. If these files are not present
use \fBurpmi.update -a\fP to generate them. These files are not mandatory.
.PP
/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg
.br
Contains media description, previous format from older urpmi is accepted.
.PP
/etc/urpmi/skip.list
.br
Contains package names that should be not automatically updated.
.PP
/var/lib/urpmi/depslist.ordered
.br
A simple text file containning all dependencies of all known packages.
.PP
/var/lib/urpmi/provides
.br
A simple text file containning all provides and the list of associated
packages that contains them.
.PP
/var/lib/urpmi/compss
.br
A simple text file containning for each Group used the list of package in
this group.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
urpmi(8),
urpmi.addmedia(8),
urpmi.update(8),
urpmi.removemedia(8),
autoirpm(8),
gurpmi(8),
urpmf(8),
rpmdrake(8)
.SH AUTHOR
Francois Pons, Mandrakesoft
.br
fpons@mandrakesoft.com