explodepkg
extract Slackware package contents without installing
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
explodepkg packages
DESCRIPTION
explodepkg extracts the contents of Slackware packages to the current directory. Unlike installpkg, it does not install the package to the system or run installation scripts.Slackware packages are compressed tarballs (.tgz or .txz) with a specific structure. This tool unpacks them for inspection, extracting files to see package contents, documentation, or to create modified packages.Useful for inspecting package contents before installation, debugging package issues, or extracting specific files without full installation. Part of Slackware's pkgtools suite.
PARAMETERS
packages
One or more Slackware packages to extract
CAVEATS
Slackware Linux specific. Extracts to current directory, not system paths. Does not run doinst.sh scripts. Part of pkgtools.
SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), removepkg(8), upgradepkg(8), makepkg(8)
