• --rpm-attr ATTRFILE

  • Set the attribute for a file (%attr), e.g. –rpm-attr 750,user1,group1:/some/file

• --[no-]rpm-auto-add-directories

  • Auto add directories not part of filesystem

• --rpm-auto-add-exclude-directories DIRECTORIES

  • Additional directories ignored by ‘–rpm-auto-add-directories’ flag

• --[no-]rpm-autoprov

  • Enable RPM’s AutoProv option

• --[no-]rpm-autoreq

  • Enable RPM’s AutoReq option

• --[no-]rpm-autoreqprov

  • Enable RPM’s AutoReqProv option

• --rpm-changelog FILEPATH

  • Add changelog from FILEPATH contents

• --rpm-compression none|xz|xzmt|gzip|bzip2

  • Select a compression method. gzip works on the most platforms.

• --rpm-compression-level [0-9]

  • Select a compression level. 0 is store-only. 9 is max compression.

• --rpm-defattrdir ATTR

  • Set the default dir mode (%defattr).

• --rpm-defattrfile ATTR

  • Set the default file mode (%defattr).

• --rpm-digest md5|sha1|sha256|sha384|sha512

  • Select a digest algorithm. md5 works on the most platforms.

• --rpm-dist DIST-TAG

  • Set the rpm distribution.

• --rpm-filter-from-provides REGEX

  • Set %filter_from_provides to the supplied REGEX.

• --rpm-filter-from-requires REGEX

  • Set %filter_from_requires to the supplied REGEX.

• --rpm-group GROUP

  • Set the group to GROUP in the %files section. Overrides the group when used with use-file-permissions setting.

• --[no-]rpm-ignore-iteration-in-dependencies

  • For ‘=’ (equal) dependencies, allow iterations on the specified version. Default is to be specific. This option allows the same version of a package but any iteration is permitted

• --rpm-init FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as an init script

• --[no-]rpm-macro-expansion

  • install-time macro expansion in %pre %post %preun %postun scripts (see: https://rpm.org/user_doc/scriptlet_expansion.html)

• --rpm-os OS

  • The operating system to target this rpm for. You want to set this to ‘linux’ if you are using fpm on OS X, for example

• --rpm-posttrans FILE

  • posttrans script

• --rpm-pretrans FILE

  • pretrans script

• --rpm-rpmbuild-define DEFINITION

  • Pass a –define argument to rpmbuild.

• --[no-]rpm-sign

  • Pass –sign to rpmbuild

• --rpm-summary SUMMARY

  • Set the RPM summary. Overrides the first line on the description if set

• --rpm-tag TAG

  • Adds a custom tag in the spec file as is. Example: –rpm-tag ‘Requires(post): /usr/sbin/alternatives’

• --rpm-trigger-after-install '[OPT]PACKAGE: FILEPATH'

  • Adds a rpm trigger script located in FILEPATH, having ‘OPT’ options and linking to ‘PACKAGE’. PACKAGE can be a comma seperated list of packages. See: http://rpm.org/api/4.4.2.2/triggers.html

• --rpm-trigger-after-target-uninstall '[OPT]PACKAGE: FILEPATH'

  • Adds a rpm trigger script located in FILEPATH, having ‘OPT’ options and linking to ‘PACKAGE’. PACKAGE can be a comma seperated list of packages. See: http://rpm.org/api/4.4.2.2/triggers.html

• --rpm-trigger-before-install '[OPT]PACKAGE: FILEPATH'

  • Adds a rpm trigger script located in FILEPATH, having ‘OPT’ options and linking to ‘PACKAGE’. PACKAGE can be a comma seperated list of packages. See: http://rpm.org/api/4.4.2.2/triggers.html

• --rpm-trigger-before-uninstall '[OPT]PACKAGE: FILEPATH'

  • Adds a rpm trigger script located in FILEPATH, having ‘OPT’ options and linking to ‘PACKAGE’. PACKAGE can be a comma seperated list of packages. See: http://rpm.org/api/4.4.2.2/triggers.html

• --[no-]rpm-use-file-permissions

  • Use existing file permissions when defining ownership and modes.

• --rpm-user USER

  • Set the user to USER in the %files section. Overrides the user when used with use-file-permissions setting.

• --[no-]rpm-verbatim-gem-dependencies

  • When converting from a gem, leave the old (fpm 0.4.x) style dependency names. This flag will use the old ‘rubygem-foo’ names in rpm requires instead of the redhat style rubygem(foo).

• --rpm-verifyscript FILE

  • a script to be run on verification