Extract RPM without installing

Extract RPM file using rpm2cpio and cpio command:

> rpm2cpio php-5.1.4-1.esp1.x86_64.rpm | cpio -idmv

Output:

/etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf
./etc/php.d
./etc/php.ini
./usr/bin/php
...
19188 blocks

Output of rpm2cpio piped to cpio command (see how to use cpio) with following options:

• i: Restore archive
• d: Create leading directories where needed
• m: Retain previous file modification times when creating files
• v: Verbose i.e. display progress