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



NAME
       rpmgraph - Display RPM Package Dependency Graph

SYNOPSIS
       rpmgraph PACKAGE_FILE ...


DESCRIPTION
       rpmgraph  uses  PACKAGE_FILE  arguments to generate a package dependency graph. Each PACK‐
       AGE_FILE argument is read and added to an rpm transaction set. The elements of the  trans‐
       action  set are partially ordered using a topological sort. The partially ordered elements
       are then printed to standard output.

       Nodes in the dependency graph are package names, and edges in the directed graph point  to
       the  parent  of each node. The parent node is defined as the last predecessor of a package
       when partially ordered using the package dependencies as a relation. That means  that  the
       parent of a given package is the package's last prerequisite.

       The  output  is in dot(1) directed graph format, and can be displayed or printed using the
       dotty graph editor from the graphviz package.  There are  no  rpmgraph  specific  options,
       only  common  rpm  options.   See  the rpmgraph usage message for what is currently imple‐
       mented.

SEE ALSO
       dot(1),

       dotty(1),

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

AUTHORS
       Jeff Johnson <jbj AT redhat.com>



Red Hat, Inc.                              30 June 2002                               RPMGRAPH(8)