LXPSF(1)

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NAME

       lxpsf - Translate package to a portable Unix format with a PSF.

SYNOPSIS

       lxpsf [options] [package_file]

DESCRIPTION

       Lxpsf  reads the input package and writes a tar or cpio archive to std-
       out, depending on the native (or  encapsulated)  format  of  the  input
       package.   The  output  layout  has  a  single  leading directory named
       according to the name, version, and release attributes.

       The first regular file is ``PSF'', and is a Posix.7.2 software  defini-
       tion  file  containing the package metadata.  Subsequent files are con-
       trol data represented as files; and, the  files  of  the  distribution.
       The  output  is  designed so the swpackage(8) utility is able to form a
       Posix.7.2 package from the installed output.

       Currently, only RPM format is supported.


   Options
       -p ,--psf-only
              Write only the psf file to stdout.

       -A ,--psf-form1
              A PSF form for RPM translation.

       -A ,--psf-form2
              A second PSF form for RPM translation.


       -H format
              Force the specified format.  The  choices  are  currently
              (only) ustar.

       -x ,--use-recursive-fileset
              Use  "file  *"  instead of individual file definitions in
              the PSF.

       -r ,--no-leading-path
              use "." as the leading archive path.

       -o ,--info-only
              Write the INFO file for the rpm archive to stdout.

       -D ,debug-level=TYPE
              Always set to "link"

FILES

       none

RELATED STANDARDS

       POSIX.1, POSIX.7.2 (IEEE 1387.2), XDSA C701

IDENTIFICATION

        The RPM translation program of the swbis project.
        DATE: 2005-05-05
        Revision: 0.444

SEE ALSO

       sw_parse()

BUGS

       Probably many. A de-facto conversion policy is intimated in  the
       PSF by this program.




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