Why does the rpm command have a '--pipe' option?

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From rpm's man page:



 --pipe CMD
Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.


Why was this added? Why would you use it instead piping via the shell itself?









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    From rpm's man page:



     --pipe CMD
    Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.


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      From rpm's man page:



       --pipe CMD
      Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.


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      From rpm's man page:



       --pipe CMD
      Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.


      Why was this added? Why would you use it instead piping via the shell itself?







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