---
name: "repo-rss"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yum-utils"
version: "1.1.31-4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/repo-rss"
---

# repo-rss(1)

generates an RSS feed from one or more Yum repositories

## NAME

repo-rss - generates an RSS feed from one or more Yum repositories

## SYNOPSIS

**repo-rss** \[options\] repoid1 \[repoid2...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**repo-rss** is a program for generating RSS feeds for one or more Yum repositories.

## GENERAL OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Help; display a help message and then quit.

- **-f \<file\>**

  Specify the file to which the RSS will be written.  Default is repo-rss.xml.

- **-l \<link\>**

  Specify the URL to the RSS feed.  Default is http://yum.baseurl.org/.

- **-t \<title\>**

  Specify the title for the RSS feed.  Default is "RSS Repository - Recent Packages".

- **-d \<description\>**

  Specify the description of the RSS feed.  Default is "Most recent packages in Repositories".

- **-r \<days\>**

  Specify the number of days to consider most recent.  Default is 3.

- **--tempcache**

  Enable the use of a temporary directory for the yum cache.  This is enabled by default for non-root users.

## EXAMPLES

- Generate an RSS for the updates-released repository and save it as updates-release.xml:

  **repo-rss -f updates-released.xml updates-released**

## FILES

As repo-rss uses YUM libraries for retrieving all the information, it relies on YUM configuration for its default values like which repositories to use. Consult YUM documentation for details:

```
/etc/yum.conf
/etc/yum/repos.d/
/var/cache/yum/
```

## SEE ALSO

```
yum.conf (5)
http://yum.baseurl.org/
```

## AUTHORS

```
See the Authors file included with this program.
```

## BUGS

There are of course no bugs, but should you find any, you should first consult the FAQ section on http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq and if unsuccessful in finding a resolution contact the mailing list: yum-devel@lists.baseurl.org. To file a bug use http://bugzilla.redhat.com for Fedora/RHEL/Centos related bugs and http://yum.baseurl.org/report for all other bugs.