rpm - RPM PackagesΒΆ
Synopsis:
fpm -s rpm [other options] path-to-rpm
Using ‘rpm’ as a source lets you treat an existing package as a source for building a new one. This can be useful for converting packages between formats or for “editing” upstream packages.
Strip out docs under /usr/share/doc:
fpm -t rpm -s rpm --exclude /usr/share/doc ruby-2.0.0.x86_64.rpm`
Rename a package and assign different version:
fpm -t rpm -s rpm --name myruby --version $(date +%S) ruby-2.0.0.x86_64.rpm
Convert an rpm in to a deb:
fpm -t deb -s rpm fpm-1.63.x86_64.rpm