Try rpm -Fvh rpmname.rpm
-F "freshens". So, it should only update with files
that are newer and replace missing files.
--- brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If you still have the original rpm, you can do a:
> rpm -qpil rpmname and that will show you what files
> the rpm has
> it will also tell you where it installes them to
>
> On Fri, 18 May 2001, Scott Canady wrote:
>
> > Hey all,
> > I accidentally deleted some files that were
> installed
> > on my system via an RPM last night. I tried to
> > reinstall the RPM with "rpm -U theRPMName", but
> the
> > rpm utility told me that the rpm was already
> > installed. If it's possible, I'd like to get
> access
> > to just those files that I accidentally deleted,
> so
> > that no files are overwritten that shouldn't be.
> Does
> > anyone know how this would be done? If I were to
> do a
> > forced install, would I accidentally overwrite
> more
> > recent versions of files? The rpm I'm using is
> the
> > XFree86-devel RPM from LM 8.0, and I accidentally
> > deleted the header files in /usr/X11R6/include/GL.
> If
> > it's easier, could someone send me a gzipped
> tarball
> > of these files? Thanks in advance to whoever can
> help
> > solve my little hiccup (I'd give you an
> explanation as
> > to how this happened, but it would be too
> embarrassing).
> >
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