[TriLUG] Filtering RPM versions

[David McDowell]

Can you write a script that uses regex to compare each package name
and its subsequent version number and if it has more than one, delete
all other versions with a lower number?

pkg-2.4-5.i386.rpm
pkg-2.4-6.i386.rpm
pkg-2.7-1.i386.rpm

it would find "pkg" then the first "-" then the numbering and compare
which is highest number and ditch the rest...

good luck... my regex fu is non-existent.  :)

David McD


On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:58:38 -0500, Kevin Otte <nivex at nivex.net> wrote:
> Given a directory full of RPMs, some of which are the same package, just
> different versions (eg:
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/i386/ ),
> is there some method of deleting all but the most current version of the
> RPMs contained therein?
> 
> The reason for this is to put together a CD (perhaps DVD depending on size)
> of just the most current updates to send to someone who is still stuck out
> in dialup land.
> 
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