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6 bashbug - report a bug in bash
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9 bashbug [--version] [--help] [email-address]
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12 bashbug is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
13 concerning bash in a standard format. bashbug invokes the editor spec‐
14 ified by the environment variable EDITOR on a temporary copy of the bug
15 report format outline. The user must fill in the appropriate fields and
16 exit the editor. bashbug then mails the completed report to bug-
17 bash@gnu.org, or email-address. If the report cannot be mailed, it is
18 saved in the file dead.bashbug in the invoking user's home directory.
19 The bug report format outline consists of several sections. The first
21 section provides information about the machine, operating system, the
22 bash version, and the compilation environment. The second section
23 should be filled in with a description of the bug. The third section
24 should be a description of how to reproduce the bug. The optional
25 fourth section is for a proposed fix. Fixes are encouraged.
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28 bashbug will utilize the following environment variables if they exist:
29 EDITOR Specifies the preferred editor. If EDITOR is not set, bashbug
31 attempts to locate a number of alternative editors, including
32 emacs. If bashbug cannot locate any of the alternative editors,
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34 HOME Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail
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37 TMPDIR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories.
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44 Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
45 bfox@gnu.org
46 Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
48 chet@po.cwru.edu
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