NAME
rpmlint - check common problems in rpm packages
SYNOPSIS
rpmlint [OPTION]...
[FILE|PACKAGE]...
DESCRIPTION
rpmlint is a tool for checking common
errors in rpm packages. It can be used to test individual packages
before uploading or to check an entire distribution. By default all
checks are processed but specific checks can be performed by using
command line parameters.
- -i, --info
- Display explanations for reported messages.
- -I messageid[,messageid...]
- Display explanations for the specified message identifiers and
exit. Multiple identifiers can be specified by separating them with
commas.
- -c, --check=check
- Run only the specified check.
- -a, --all
- Check all installed packages.
- -C, --checkdir=dir
- Load checks from the specified directory.
- -h, --help
- Display summary of command line options and exit.
- -v, --verbose
- Operate in verbose mode.
- -E, --extractdir=dir
- Base directory for extracted temporary files, default is /tmp
- -p, --profile
- Display profiling information.
- -V, --version
- Display version information and exit.
- -n, --noexception
- Ignore output filters.
- -P, --policy=policy
- Use the specified policy.
- -f, --file=conffile
- Load user configuration from the specified file, default is
~/.rpmlintrc
FILES
- /usr/share/rpmlint/config
- Built-in configuration.
- /etc/rpmlint/config
- System wide configuration.
- ~/.rpmlintrc
- User configuration.
AUTHOR
Originally written by
Frédéric Lepied, see the file AUTHORS for
(probably incomplete) list of additional contributors.
COPYRIGHT
This program is licensed under the GNU General
Public License, see the file COPYING included in the distribution
archive.