rpm  is  a  powerful package manager, which can be used to
build, install, query, verify, update, and uninstall indi-
vidual  software  packages.   A  package  consists  of  an
archive of files, and package information, including name,
version, and description.

There  are  six basic modes of operation, and each takes a
different set of options.  They are Install,  Query,  Ver-
ify, Signature check, Uninstall, Build.

Install mode:
    rpm -i [install-options] <package_file>+
Query mode:
    rpm -q [query-options]
Verify mode:
    rpm -V|-y|--verify [verify-options]
Signature Check mode:
    rpm --checksig <package_file>+
Uninstall mode:
    rpm -e <package_name>+
Build mode:
    rpm -bO [build-options] <package_spec>+

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
-rw-rw-r-- 20025/200    264355  604160  43.8% -lh5- 78ff Mar 30  1998 rpm-2.2.9-bin.tar
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         1 file   264355  604160  43.8%            Mar 16  1998