Using RPM to extract file

[Carmel]

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:58:08 +0200
Vaclav Kadlcik articulated:

> On 2011/09/21 18:19, Carmel wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:43:51 +0200
> > kron24 articulated:
> >
> >> On 2011/09/21 13:17, Carmel wrote:
> >>> I am attempting to obtain a PPD file for a Brother MFC-9560CDW
> >>> printer. According to this URL:
> >>> <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html>,
> >>> I can download a file from:
> >>> <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#MFC-9560CDW>
> >>> for this printer. Unfortunately, the file is only available in
> >>> either "RPM" or "DEB" format. I cannot figure out how to extract
> >>> the "PPD" from "RPM" file. I have read "man rpm"; however, I am
> >>> still confused. I tried following the instruction given on the
> >>> site for extracting the files; however, that only issued a
> >>> warning about an incorrect operating system.
> >>
> >> First use rpm2cpio of archivers/rpm to get a cpio package.
> >> Then continue with standard cpio(1).
> >
> > Using "rpm2cpio" was easy enough; however, I just cannot figure out
> > how to get "cpio" to extract just the one file I want. Either it
> > just hangs or issues an error message. The man page is just about
> > useless. No useful example is given.
> >
> 
> $ rpm2cpio <mfc9560cdwcupswrapper-1.1.1-5.i386.rpm | cpio -ivd
> ./usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc9560cdw/cupswrapper/brcupsconfpt1
> ./usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc9560cdw/cupswrapper/cupswrappermfc9560cdw
> ./usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc9560cdw/cupswrapper/mfc9560cdw.ppd
> 85 blocks

I found a nearly identical example while Googling right after I posted.
It would be nice if a simple example like that were included n the
"man" page.

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