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6 mass-bug - mass-file a bug report against a list of packages
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9 mass-bug [options] --subject="bug subject" template package-list
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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
17 report.
18 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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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.
30 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#.
35 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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42 mass-bug examines the devscripts configuration files as described
43 below. Command line options override the configuration file settings,
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45 --severity=(wishlist|minor|normal|important|serious|grave|critical)
47 Specify the severity with which bugs should be filed. Default is
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49 --display
51 Fill out the templates for each package and display them all for
52 verification. This is the default behavior.
53 --send
55 Actually send the bug reports.
56 --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
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61 --tags
63 Set the BTS pseudo-header for tags.
64 --user
66 Set the BTS pseudo-header for a usertags' user.
67 --usertags
69 Set the BTS pseudo-header for usertags.
70 --control=COMMAND
72 Add a BTS control command. This option may be repeated to add
73 multiple control commands. For example, if you are mass-bug-filing
74 "please stop depending on this deprecated package", and bug 123456
75 represents removal of the deprecated package, you could use:
76 mass-bug --control='block 123456 by -1' ...
78 --source
80 Specify that package names refer to source packages rather than
81 binary packages.
82 --sendmail=SENDMAILCMD
84 Specify the sendmail command. The command will be split on white
85 space and will not be passed to a shell. Default is
86 /usr/sbin/sendmail.
87 --no-wrap
89 Do not wrap the template to lines of 70 characters.
90 --no-conf, --noconf
92 Do not read any configuration files. This can only be used as the
93 first option given on the command-line.
94 --help
96 Provide a usage message.
97 --version
99 Display version information.
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102 DEBEMAIL and EMAIL can be set in the environment to control the email
103 address that the bugs are sent from.
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106 The two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts are
107 sourced by a shell in that order to set configuration variables.
108 Command line options can be used to override configuration file
109 settings. Environment variable settings are ignored for this purpose.
110 The currently recognised variables are:
111 BTS_SENDMAIL_COMMAND
113 If this is set, specifies a sendmail command to use instead of
114 /usr/sbin/sendmail. Same as the --sendmail command line option.
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117 This program is Copyright (C) 2006 by Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>.
118 It is licensed under the terms of the GPL, either version 2 of the
120 License, or (at your option) any later version.
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123 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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