Query RPM packages for information - Programming One Liner 16

Get information about a RPM

[root@plain home]# rpm -qip gnome-desktop-2.2.2-2.2E.src.rpm
Name : gnome-desktop Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 2.2.2 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release : 2.2E Build Date: Wed 20 Jul 2005 04:12:27 PM CDT
Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: crowe.devel.redhat.com
Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: (none)
Size : 1081813 License: GPL
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 10 Aug 2005 03:04:49 AM CDT, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e
Packager : Red Hat, Inc.
URL : http://www.gnome.org
Summary : Package containing code shared among gnome-panel, gnome-session, nautilus, etc.
Description :
The gnome-desktop package contains an internal library
(libgnomedesktop) used to implement some portions of the GNOME
desktop, and also some data files and other shared components of the
GNOME user environment.

This programming one liner allows you to display RPM (Red Hat package manager) information.

Programming "One Liner" lookup terms:

rpm
Options used
-q = query
-i = information
-p = packages

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