Extract, but not install rpm

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

J. K. Cliburn wrote:
> Is there a way to extract the contents of an rpm file (to, say, a temp
> directory) without actually installing it?  I'd like to look at the
> source code of a particular module driver that's bound up in the rpm,
> but I don't want to install the kernel source -- probably wouldn't
> work anyway since I'm working from a cygwin host right now.
> 
Take a look at rpm2cpio.

Chances are, the source code is in the source RPM. When you install
a source RPM, it puts the files in the proper directories in the
RPM directory tree. (/usr/src/RPM for root)

Mikkel
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