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rpm2archive converts RPM packages into tar archives. It can read a package file or an RPM stream from standard input.

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Syntax

rpm2archive {-n|--nocompression} {-f|--format=pax|cpio} FILES

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  • rpm2cpio(8)
  • rpm(8)
  • tar(1)

Source: rpm2archive(8) - Linux manual page. Checked 2026-11-03.