--- name: "repoquery" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "yum-utils" version: "1.1.31-4" release: "Debian 10 (Buster)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/repoquery" --- # repoquery(1) query information from Yum repositories ## NAME repoquery - query information from Yum repositories ## SYNOPSIS **repoquery** \[options\] \\ **repoquery** -a \[options\] ## DESCRIPTION **repoquery** is a program for querying information from YUM repositories similarly to rpm queries. ## GENERAL OPTIONS - **--querytags** List valid queryformat tags and exit.. - **-v, --version** Report program version and exit. - **--repoid=\** Specify which repository to query. Using this option disables all repositories not explicitly enabled with --repoid option (can be used multiple times). By default repoquery uses whatever repositories are enabled in YUM configuration. - **--enablerepo=\** In addition to the default set, query the given additional repository, even if it is disabled in YUM configuration. Can be used multiple times. - **--disablerepo=\** Do not query the given repository, even if it is enabled in YUM configuration. Can be used multiple times. - **--repofrompath=\,\** Specify a path or url to a repository (same path as in a baseurl) to add to the repositories for this query. This option can be used multiple times. If you want to view only the pkgs from this repository combine this with --repoid. The repoid for the repository is specified by \. - **--plugins** Enable YUM plugin support. - **-q, --query** For rpmquery compatibility, doesn't do anything. - **-h, --help** Help; display a help message and then quit. - **--quiet** Run quietly: no warnings printed to stderr. - **--verbose** Produce verbose output. - **-C, --cache** Tells repoquery to run entirely from YUM cache - does not download any metadata or update the cache. Queries in this mode can fail or give partial/incorrect results if the cache isn't fully populated beforehand with eg "yum makecache". - **--tempcache** Create and use a private cache instead of the main YUM cache. This is used by default when run as non-root user. - **-c \, --config=\** Use alternative config file (default is /etc/yum.conf). - **--releasever=version** Pretend the current release version is the given string. This is very useful when combined with --installroot. You can also use --releasever=/ to take the releasever information from outside the installroot. Note that with the default upstream cachedir, of /var/cache/yum, using this option will corrupt your cache (and you can use $releasever in your cachedir configuration to stop this). - **--setopt=option=value** Set any config option in yum config or repo files. For options in the global config just use: --setopt=option=value for repo options use: --setopt=repoid.option=value ## PACKAGE QUERY OPTIONS - **-i, --info** Show general information about package similarly to "rpm -qi" - **-l, --list** List files in package. - **-R, --requires** List package dependencies. - **--resolve** When used with --requires, resolve capabilities to originating packages. - **--provides** List capabilities package provides. - **--obsoletes** List capabilities obsoleted by package. - **--conflicts** List capabilities conflicting with package. - **--changelog** List package changelog. - **--location** Show a location where the package could be downloaded from. For example: **wget \`repoquery --location yum\`** - **-s, --source** Show package source RPM name. - **--srpm** Operate on corresponding source RPM. - **--groupmember PACKAGE** List the repodata groups (yumgroups.xml) belongs to (if any). - **--nvr** Use name-version-release output format (rpm query default) - **--nevra** Use name-epoch:version-release.architecture output format (default) - **--envra** Use epoch:name-version-release.architecture output format (easier to parse than nevra) - **--qf=FORMAT, --queryformat=FORMAT** Specify custom output format for queries. You can add ":date", ":day" and ":isodate" to all the tags that are a time, and you can add ":k", ":m", ":g", ":t" and ":h" to sizes. You can also specify field width as in sprintf (Eg. %-20{name}) - **--output \[text\|ascii-tree\|dot-tree\]** Output format which can be used with --requires/--whatrequires/--obsoletes/--conflicts. Default output is 'text'. - **--level \[all\|any int\]** In combination with --output ascii-tree\|dot-tree this option specifies the number of level to print on the tree. Default level is 'all'. ## PACKAGE SELECTION OPTIONS - **-a, --all** Query all available packages (for rpmquery compatibility / shorthand for repoquery '\*') - **-f, --file FILE** Query package owning FILE. - **--whatobsoletes CAPABILITY** Query all packages that obsolete CAPABILITY. - **--whatconflicts CAPABILITY** Query all packages that conflict with CAPABILITY. - **--whatprovides CAPABILITY** Query all packages that provide CAPABILITY. - **--whatrequires CAPABILITY** Query all packages that require CAPABILITY. - **--alldeps** When used with --whatrequires, look for non-explicit dependencies in addition to explicit ones (e.g. files and Provides in addition to package names). This is the default. - **--exactdeps** When used with --whatrequires, search for dependencies only exactly as given. This is effectively the opposite of --alldeps. - **--recursive** When used with --whatrequires, query packages recursively. - **--archlist=ARCH1\[,ARCH2...\]** Limit the query to packages of given architecture(s). Valid values are all architectures known to rpm/yum such as 'i386' and 'src' for source RPMS. Note that repoquery will now change yum's "arch" to the first value in the archlist. So "--archlist=i386,i686" will change yum's canonical arch to i386, but allow packages of i386 and i686. - **--pkgnarrow=WHAT** Limit what packages are considered for the query. Valid values for WHAT are: installed, available, recent, updates, extras, all and repository (default). - **--installed** Restrict query ONLY to installed pkgs - disables all repos and only acts on rpmdb. ## GROUP QUERY OPTIONS - **-i, --info** Show general information about group. - **-l, --list** List packages belonging to (required by) group. - **--grouppkgs=WHAT** Specify what type of packages are queried from groups. Valid values for WHAT are all, mandatory, default, optional. - **--requires** List groups required by group. ## GROUP SELECTION OPTIONS - **-a** Query all available groups. - **-g, --group** Query groups instead of packages. ## EXAMPLES - List all packages whose name contains 'perl': **repoquery '\*perl\*'** - List all packages depending on openssl: **repoquery --whatrequires openssl** - List all package names and the repository they come from, nicely formatted: **repoquery -a --qf "%-20{repoid} %{name}"** - List name and summary of all available updates (if any), nicely formatted: **repoquery -a --pkgnarrow=updates --qf "%{name}:\\n%{summary}\\n"** - List optional packages in base group: **repoquery -g --grouppkgs=optional -l base** - List build requirements from 'anaconda' source rpm: **repoquery --requires anaconda.src** - List packages which BuildRequire gail-devel **repoquery --archlist=src --whatrequires gail-devel**\ NB: This command will only work if you have repositories enabled which include srpms. ## MISC - **Specifying package names** A package can be referred to in all queries with any of the following: - **name**\ **name.arch**\ **name-ver**\ **name-ver-rel**\ **name-ver-rel.arch**\ **name-epoch:ver-rel.arch**\ **epoch:name-ver-rel.arch** - For example: **repoquery -l kernel-2.4.1-10.i686**\ Additionally wildcards (shell-style globs) can be used. ## FILES As repoquery 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.