.TH urpmq 8 "05 Sep 2000" "Mandrakesoft" "Linux-Mandrake"
.IX urpmq
.SH NAME
urpmq \- urpmi database query tool.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B urpmq
[options]
package_name | rpm_file
[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\-g\fP"
print group of each packages listed.
.IP "\fB\-v\fP"
print version of each packages listed.
.IP "\fB\-r\fP"
print release of each packages listed.
.IP "\fB\-d\fP"
print closure of required packages needed by requested packages on command
line.
.IP "\fB\-u\fP"
filter the closure of required packages according to packages that need to
be upgraded on your system.
.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
/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg
.br
Contains one line <\fIname\fP> <\fIurl\fP> per media.
.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),
urpmi.update(8),
autoirpm(8),
gurpmi(8),
urpmf(8),
rpmdrake(8)
.SH AUTHOR
François Pons, Mandrakesoft
.br
fpons@mandrakesoft.com