From 1d5cace9db9aef76f26b2d7ba54bbb76443b00b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 20:33:23 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 5.0. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/bashbug.1 | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bashbug.1 (limited to 'doc/bashbug.1') diff --git a/doc/bashbug.1 b/doc/bashbug.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61d9122 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bashbug.1 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.\" +.\" MAN PAGE COMMENTS to +.\" +.\" Chet Ramey +.\" Case Western Reserve University +.\" chet@po.cwru.edu +.\" +.\" Last Change: Mon Feb 15 14:42:40 EST 2016 +.\" +.TH BASHBUG 1 "2016 February 15" "GNU Bash-4.4" +.SH NAME +bashbug \- report a bug in bash +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBbashbug\fP [\fI--version\fP] [\fI--help\fP] [\fIemail-address\fP] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B bashbug +is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports +concerning bash in a standard format. +.B bashbug +invokes the editor specified by the environment variable +.SM +.B EDITOR +on a temporary copy of the bug report format outline. The user must +fill in the appropriate fields and exit the editor. +.B bashbug +then mails the completed report to \fIbug-bash@gnu.org\fP, or +\fIemail-address\fP. If the report cannot be mailed, it is saved in the +file \fIdead.bashbug\fP in the invoking user's home directory. +.PP +The bug report format outline consists of several sections. The first +section provides information about the machine, operating system, the +bash version, and the compilation environment. The second section +should be filled in with a description of the bug. The third section +should be a description of how to reproduce the bug. The optional +fourth section is for a proposed fix. Fixes are encouraged. +.SH ENVIRONMENT +.B bashbug +will utilize the following environment variables if they exist: +.TP +.B EDITOR +Specifies the preferred editor. If +.SM +.B EDITOR +is not set, +.B bashbug +attempts to locate a number of alternative editors, including +.BR emacs , +and defaults to \fBvi\fP. +.TP +.B HOME +Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail fails. +.TP +.B TMPDIR +Directory in which to create temporary files and directories. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.TP +\fIbash\fP(1) +.SH AUTHORS +Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation +.br +bfox@gnu.org +.PP +Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University +.br +chet@po.cwru.edu -- cgit v1.2.3