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NAME

6       mass-bug - mass-file a bug report against a list of packages
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SYNOPSIS

9       mass-bug [options] --subject="bug subject" template package-list
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DESCRIPTION

12       mass-bug assists in filing a mass bug report in the Debian BTS on a set
13       of packages. For each package in the package-list file (which should
14       list one package per line together with an optional version number
15       separated from the package name by an underscore), it fills out the
16       template, adds BTS pseudo-headers, and either displays or sends the bug
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19       Warning: Some care has been taken to avoid unpleasant and common
20       mistakes, but this is still a power tool that can generate massive
21       amounts of bug report mails. Use it with care, and read the
22       documentation in the Developer's Reference about mass filing of bug
23       reports first.
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TEMPLATE

26       The template file is the body of the message that will be sent for each
27       bug report, excluding the BTS pseudo-headers. In the template,
28       #PACKAGE# is replaced with the name of the package. If a version was
29       specified for the package, #VERSION# will be replaced by that version.
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31       The components of the version number may be specified using #EPOCH#,
32       #UPSTREAM_VERSION# and #REVISION#. #EPOCH# includes the trailing colon
33       and #REVISION# the leading dash so that
34       #EPOCH#UPSTREAM_VERSION##REVISION# is always the same as #VERSION#.
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36       Note that text in the template will be automatically word-wrapped to 70
37       columns, up to the start of a signature (indicated by '-- ' at the
38       start of a line on its own). This is another reason to avoid including
39       BTS pseudo-headers in your template.
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OPTIONS

42       mass-bug examines the devscripts configuration files as described
43       below.  Command line options override the configuration file settings,
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46       --severity=(wishlist|minor|normal|important|serious|grave|critical)
47           Specify the severity with which bugs should be filed. Default is
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50       --display
51           Fill out the templates for each package and display them all for
52           verification. This is the default behavior.
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54       --send
55           Actually send the bug reports.
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57       --subject="bug subject"
58           Specify the subject of the bug report. The subject will be
59           automatically prefixed with the name of the package that the bug is
60           filed against.
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62       --tags
63           Set the BTS pseudo-header for tags.
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66           Set the BTS pseudo-header for a usertags' user.
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71       --source
72           Specify that package names refer to source packages rather than
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75       --sendmail=SENDMAILCMD
76           Specify the sendmail command.  The command will be split on white
77           space and will not be passed to a shell.  Default is
78           /usr/sbin/sendmail.
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80       --no-wrap
81           Do not wrap the template to lines of 70 characters.
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83       --no-conf, --noconf
84           Do not read any configuration files.  This can only be used as the
85           first option given on the command-line.
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87       --help
88           Provide a usage message.
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90       --version
91           Display version information.
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ENVIRONMENT

94       DEBEMAIL and EMAIL can be set in the environment to control the email
95       address that the bugs are sent from.
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CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

98       The two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts are
99       sourced by a shell in that order to set configuration variables.
100       Command line options can be used to override configuration file
101       settings.  Environment variable settings are ignored for this purpose.
102       The currently recognised variables are:
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104       BTS_SENDMAIL_COMMAND
105           If this is set, specifies a sendmail command to use instead of
106           /usr/sbin/sendmail.  Same as the --sendmail command line option.
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109       This program is Copyright (C) 2006 by Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>.
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111       It is licensed under the terms of the GPL, either version 2 of the
112       License, or (at your option) any later version.
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AUTHOR

115       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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