alien:tldr:53723
alien: Convert a specific installation file to Red Hat format (`.rpm` extension).
$ sudo alien --to-rpm ${filename}
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This command is used to convert a given file into an RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) format using the "alien" tool. Here is a breakdown of the command:
- "sudo" is a command used in Unix-like operating systems to run a command as a superuser or administrator. It may prompt you to enter the administrator password before executing the command.
- "alien" is a tool used to convert packages between different Linux package formats, such as converting DEB (used by Debian-based systems) to RPM (used by Red Hat-based systems).
- "--to-rpm" is an option for the "alien" command, specifying the output format to be RPM.
- "${filename}" is a placeholder that represents the name of the file you want to convert. You need to replace "${filename}" with the actual name of the file (including the file path if it's not in the current directory).
In summary, this command is running the "alien" tool with elevated privileges to convert a specified file into an RPM format.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.