DNF4-DOWNLOAD(8)

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version 4.7.0 · 7 versions
, in centos-stream 10

✨ DNF4-DOWNLOAD(8) ✨

okay so this is the dnf4-download page from dnf-plugins-core, section 8 of the manual — it's the DNF download Plugin, and honestly? it's giving "let me just grab that package real quick" 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

dnf4-download — the DNF download Plugin, bestie. it downloads binary or source packages. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

dnf download [options] <pkg-spec>...

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

  • <pkg-spec> — the package spec of whatever you wanna download, no cap. you can also drop local RPMs in here (yes, literally local files) which is lowkey so useful with the --source option, or when you just wanna download the same RPM again. recycling queen behavior ♻️

👑 OPTIONS 👑

so all the general DNF options are accepted too — peep Options in dnf(8) for the deets. but here's the download-specific menu:

  • --help-cmd — shows this help. that's it. that's the whole job 🫶
  • --arch <arch>[,<arch>...] — limits the query to packages of the architectures you list. the default is all compatible architectures with your system, which is the sensible vibe. ⚠️ but if you wanna download packages with an arch that's incompatible with your system, you gotta use the --forcearch=<arch> option to change basearch. no shortcuts, bestie.
  • --source — downloads the source rpm. also enables source repositories of all enabled binary repositories, so it's doing double duty ✨
  • --debuginfo — downloads the debuginfo rpm. same deal: enables debuginfo repositories of all enabled binary repositories 🐛
  • --downloaddir — the download directory. default is the current directory. 🚨 the directory must exist — it will not create it for you, it's not your mom.
  • --url — instead of actually downloading, it prints the list of urls where the rpms can be downloaded from. window shopping, basically 🛍️
  • --urlprotocol — limits the protocol of the urls output by the --url option. the options are http, https, rsync, ftp. pick your fighter 🥊
  • --resolve — resolves dependencies of the specified packages and downloads the missing dependencies in the system. so you get the whole friend group, not just the main character ✨
  • --alldeps — when used with --resolve, download all dependencies (it does not skip the already installed ones). icon behavior, honestly 👑

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

  • dnf download dnf — downloads the latest dnf package to the current directory. classic. iconic. 🎀
  • dnf download --url dnf — just prints the remote location url where the dnf rpm can be downloaded from. no downloading, just looking 👀
  • dnf download --url --urlprotocols=https --urlprotocols=rsync dnf — same as above but limits urls to https or rsync urls. (yes, the flag's spelled --urlprotocols with an s in this example — copy it exactly, don't come for me 😭)
  • dnf download dnf --destdir /tmp/dnl — downloads the latest dnf package to the /tmp/dnl directory. 🚨 the directory must exist, fr fr.
  • dnf download dnf --source — downloads the latest dnf source package to the current directory 💜
  • dnf download rpm --debuginfo — downloads the latest rpm-debuginfo package to the current directory 🐛
  • dnf download btanks --resolve — downloads the latest btanks package and the uninstalled dependencies to the current directory. bringing the whole squad 🫶

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

see AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution — the whole credits list lives there 💖

2026, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+ — slay, legally speaking 👑

and that's the page, bestie 💅✨ this was dnf4-download from dnf-plugins-core, version 4.7.0, dated Aug 10, 2026 — go forth and download responsibly 🦋🌸

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