Extract, but not install rpm

[Paul]

J. K. Cliburn wrote:
> For the benefit of those who might hit upon this thread while
> searching, the answer to my question was thus.
> 
> # rpm2cpio kernel-2.6.15-1.1824_FC4.src.rpm > kernel.cpio
> # cpio -iv < kernel.cpio
> # bunzip2 linux-2.6.15.tar.bz2
> # tar -xvf linux-2.6.15.tar
> 
> This was exactly what I wanted.  Thanks again Rex.
> 

  rpm2cpio kernel-2.6.15-1.1824_FC4.src.rpm | cpio -idv