Extract RPM to directory other than current directory
Since cpio is just reading from standard input, you can change to another directory before running it:
rpm2cpio mypackage.rpm | (cd /to/other/directory; cpio -idmv)This is a general solution that will work with a variety of tools. The cpio command has a --directory (-D) option that will accomplish the same thing:
rpm2cpio mypackage.rpm | cpio -D /to/other/directory -idmv