rpm command

[Ragni Singh]

Whats is the rpm command and option that will tell me the description of the package.

Thanks and points will be assigned.

[Alexander Chuzhoy · Accepted solution]

rpm -qip packagename
will do that
Regards
You can always read the manual
man rpm

[Rick Garland]

rpm -qa | grep -i

This is a condensed version of the rpm command - this will allow you to see if a specific package is installed without having to go through the whole list as generated by rpm

[Ragni Singh]

Thanks but Alexander was right on the money. He gets 10 points.