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 "id": "rpm",
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   "open_source": true,
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   "writes": false
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  {
   "name": "B1 Free Archiver",
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   "writes": false,
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  {
   "name": "diffoscope",
   "url": "https://diffoscope.org/",
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   "writes": false
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  {
   "name": "Hachoir",
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   "writes": false,
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  {
   "name": "libarchive",
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   "writes": false,
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  {
   "name": "PhotoRec",
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   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU General Public License",
   "open_source": true
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  {
   "name": "Q215051",
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   "writes": false,
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  {
   "name": "RPM Package Manager",
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   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
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  {
   "name": "Zipeg",
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   "writes": false,
   "license": "BSD licenses",
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   "name": "Kaitai Struct: rpm",
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  {
   "name": "Wikidata Q11241282",
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   "engine": "kaitai",
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   "url": "https://openformatdb.org/convert/",
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  {
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   "command": "In the browser at https://openformatdb.org/convert/, or convert_file in the OpenFormatDB MCP server",
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  {
   "to": "tape-archive",
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   "command": "In the browser at https://openformatdb.org/convert/, or convert_file in the OpenFormatDB MCP server",
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