From: Suso <suso@suso.eigenmann.indiana.edu>
Newsgroups: suso.linux-help
Subject: Re: rpm
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:03:12 +0000
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  Nick,

   It doesn't really matter where the rpm files are, or where you call
them from. Here's an example:

   Let's say I have a bunch of rpm files in '/usr/updates/' and I want to
upgrade/install all of them. My current working directory might be
'/home/suso' or something like that. Without leaving the current directory
I could type something like this:
 
          rpm -Uhv  /usr/upgrades/*.rpm

   which would install/upgrade all the rpm files in that directory.

   I hope this clears things up.

   Suso

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, nkidd wrote:

> Suso,
>     I am still unsure where to use the rpm -Uhv file.rpm?  Should you
> always do that command in a specific directory.  For example the
> nestcape fixes.  I downloaded them and now want to use the rpm comand to
> update.  I downloaded them into a tmp directory.  should i move the file
> elsewhere or just use rpm files.rpm there?
> nick
> 
> 
>