---
name: "rpms2solv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsolv"
version: "0.7.41-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rpms2solv"
---

# rpms2solv(1)

convert one or more rpms into a solv file

## NAME

rpms2solv - convert one or more rpms into a solv file

## SYNOPSIS

**rpms2solv** \[*OPTIONS*\] *RPM1.rpm* ...

## DESCRIPTION

The rpms2solv tool converts the header data from one or more rpms into the solv file written to standard output.

- **-m** *MANIFESTFILE*

  Read the rpm file names from the specified *MANIFESTFILE*. You can use **-** to read the manifest from standard input.

- **-0**

  Use a null byte as line terminator for manifest files instead of a newline. This is useful if the file names can contain newlines. See also the **-print0** option in **find**.

- **-F**

  Do not put all files from the headers into the file list, but instead use the filtering also found in **createrepo**.

- **-k**

  Read pubkeys instead of rpms.

- **-K**

  Read pubkey keyrings instead of rpms.

- **-X**

  Autoexpand SUSE pattern and product provides into packages.

## SEE ALSO

[rpmdb2solv(1)](/rpmdb2solv/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Michael Schroeder \<mls@suse.de\>