RPMDB(8)                             System Manager's Manual                             RPMDB(8)



NAME
       rpmdb - RPM Database Tool

SYNOPSIS
       rpm {--initdb|--rebuilddb}


DESCRIPTION
       The general form of an rpm rebuild database command is

       rpm {--initdb|--rebuilddb} [-v] [--dbpath DIRECTORY] [--root DIRECTORY]


       Use  --initdb  to create a new database if one doesn't already exist (existing database is
       not overwritten), use --rebuilddb to rebuild the database indices from the installed pack‐
       age headers.

SEE ALSO
       popt(3),
       rpm(8),
       rpmkeys(8),
       rpmsign(8),
       rpm2cpio(8),
       rpmbuild(8),
       rpmspec(8),

       rpm  --help  - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases it's impossible to
       guarantee that what's described in the manual matches what's available.


       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS
       Marc Ewing <marc AT redhat.com>
       Jeff Johnson <jbj AT redhat.com>
       Erik Troan <ewt AT redhat.com>
       Panu Matilainen <pmatilai AT redhat.com>




Red Hat, Inc                               29 June 2010                                  RPMDB(8)