When there is something I might need later, I write it here so I don't forget. Or when I think about something that could be useful to other people.

Extracting the content of an rpm without installing it

To extract it in the current directory : 

 $ rpm2cpio file.rpm | cpio -idv

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Editing svn commit messages

With N being the commit number, and URL the URL of the repository : 

$ svn propedit svn:log --revprop -r N URL
Or : 
$ svn propset svn:log --revprop -r N "new log message" URL

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Comparing rpm versions

When wondering which rpm version number is higher. Install the package poldek, and use the command rpmvercmp. Or install the package ruby-rpm, and use the command rpmvercmp.rb.

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