You can view the installation and uninstallation scripts inside an RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) file by using the rpm
command with the --scripts
option.
For example, to view the scripts inside an RPM file named package.rpm
, you can use the following command:
rpm -qp --scripts package.rpm
This will display the installation and uninstallation scripts contained in the RPM file. The installation script is typically named preinstall
or install
, and the uninstallation script is typically named postuninstall
or uninstall
.
You can also use the --queryformat
option to specify the output format of the script names and contents. For example, to display the contents of the installation script only, you can use the following command:
rpm -qp --scripts --queryformat '%{prein}\n' package.rpm
This will display the contents of the preinstall
script contained in the RPM file.
You can use the --queryformat
option to display the contents of the other scripts as well. For example, to display the contents of the uninstallation script, you can use the %{postun}
format specifier.
By using the rpm
command with the --scripts
and --queryformat
options, you can view the installation and uninstallation scripts contained in an RPM file and customize the output format to suit your needs.