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.TH "RPMDB" "8" "29 June 2010" "" ""
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
rpmdb - RPM Database Tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]rpm\f[R] {\f[B]--initdb|--rebuilddb\f[R]}
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The general form of an rpm rebuild database command is
.PP
\f[B]rpm\f[R] {\f[B]--initdb|--rebuilddb\f[R]} [\f[B]-v\f[R]]
[\f[B]--dbpath \f[R]\f[I]DIRECTORY\f[R]] [\f[B]--root
\f[R]\f[I]DIRECTORY\f[R]]
.PP
Use \f[B]--initdb\f[R] to create a new database if one doesn\[aq]t
already exist (existing database is not overwritten), use
\f[B]--rebuilddb\f[R] to rebuild the database indices from the installed
package headers.
.SH SEE ALSO
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
popt(3),
rpm(8),
rpmkeys(8),
rpmsign(8),
rpm2cpio(8),
rpmbuild(8),
rpmspec(8),
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
\f[B]rpm --help\f[R] - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt
aliases it\[aq]s impossible to guarantee that what\[aq]s described in
the manual matches what\[aq]s available.
.PP
\f[B]http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>\f[R]
.SH AUTHORS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
Marc Ewing <marc\[at]redhat.com>
Jeff Johnson <jbj\[at]redhat.com>
Erik Troan <ewt\[at]redhat.com>
Panu Matilainen <pmatilai\[at]redhat.com>
\f[R]
.fi