# rpm -qa

Query options (with -q or –query):
-a, –all query/verify all packages

# rpm -Uvh subversion-1.5.1-1.i386.rpm

-U, –upgrade=<packagefile>+ upgrade package(s)
-h, –hash print hash marks as package installs (good with -v)
-v, –verbose provide more detailed output

# rpm -e subversion-1.5.1-1.i386.rpm

-e, –erase=<package>+ erase (uninstall) package