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Old 05-14-2012
Difference between %install and %files section in rpm building ?
Hello,

I am just a newbie and have very recently started building rpms, i build a very simple rpm that packaged 3 files and everything worked very smoothly. However to be very honest i am not very much clear with what is the difference between %install and %files section.

I mean like we specify the same files in both the sections then what is the difference and what is the need of specifying the files in both the sections. I read some articles also but could not understand exactly.

So if we any one can explain me rpm building process step by step in a bit detail, like what each section is meant for and what all we need to specify in what section i would greatly appreciate it.

I tried a lot to clear my doubts myself but somehow it is not very much clear so i am hoping somebody would surely help me out here.

Thanks in advance.
Rohit
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rpmspec

RPMSPEC(8)						      System Manager's Manual							RPMSPEC(8)

NAME

       rpmspec - RPM Spec Tool

SYNOPSIS

   QUERYING SPEC FILES:
       rpmspec {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options] SPEC_FILE ...

   select-options
	[--rpms]
	[--srpms]

   query-options
	[--qf,--queryformat QUERYFMT]
	[--target TARGET_PLATFORM]

   QUERY OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm spec query command is

       rpm {-q|--query} [select-options] [query-options]

       You may specify the format that the information should be printed in. To do this, you use the

	--qf|--queryformat QUERYFMT

       option, followed by the QUERYFMT format string.	See rpm(8) for details.

   SELECT OPTIONS
	--rpms Operate on the binary package header(s).
	--srpm Operate on the source package header(s).

SEE ALSO

       popt(3),
       rpm(8),
       rpmdb(8),
       rpmkeys(8),
       rpmsign(8),
       rpm2cpio(8),
       rpmbuild(8),

       rpmspec	--help - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases it's impossible to guarantee that what's described in the manual
       matches what's available.

       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS

       Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
       Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
       Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
       Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>

Red Hat, Inc							  29 October 2010							RPMSPEC(8)