to list the contents of an rpm: rpm2cpio <blah.rpm> | cpio -t to extract the contents of an rpm: rpm2cpio <blah.rpm> | cpio -ivd [optional files to extract]
cheat sheets.
$ cheat rpm2cpio$ cheat rpm2cpioto list the contents of an rpm: rpm2cpio <blah.rpm> | cpio -t to extract the contents of an rpm: rpm2cpio <blah.rpm> | cpio -ivd [optional files to extract]