$NetBSD: patch-ab,v 1.8 2000/09/10 12:02:48 wiz Exp $

--- rpm.8.orig	Tue Aug 25 21:06:11 1998
+++ rpm.8
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 .br
 .I "\fB    rpm \-\-rebuilddb"
 .br
+Initialize database:
+.br
+.I "\fB    rpm \-\-initdb"
+.br
 Fix permissions:
 .br
 .I "\fB    rpm \-\-setperms [query\-package\-specifiers]\fP"
@@ -410,6 +414,15 @@
 The general form of an rpm rebuild database command is
 .PP
 	\fBrpm \-\-rebuilddb\fP
+.PP
+
+The only options this mode supports are \fB-\-dbpath\fP and \fB-\-root\fP.
+
+.SH INITIALIZE DATABASE OPTIONS
+
+Before the first use, you have to initialize the rpm database with
+.PP
+	\fBrpm \-\-initdb\fP
 .PP
 
 The only options this mode supports are \fB-\-dbpath\fP and \fB-\-root\fP.