got it. thanx a lot! you've been most helpful sir. :) -Myk >no, this syntax is only for installed packages. if, >however, you have an RPM package file in front of you, >you can do many of the same queries by adding the "p" >option: > >$ rpm -qpi tcl-1.2.3.4.i386.rpm > >or whatever the package file name is. > >rday __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail