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diff --git a/upstream/debian-bookworm/man1/gawkbug.1 b/upstream/debian-bookworm/man1/gawkbug.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c9fa4283 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/debian-bookworm/man1/gawkbug.1 @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +.\" +.\" MAN PAGE COMMENTS to +.\" +.\" Arnold Robbins +.\" bug-gawk@gnu.org +.\" +.\" Last Change: Mon Apr 18 16:21:25 IDT 2022 +.\" +.TH GAWKBUG 1 "2022 Apr 18" "GNU Awk 5.2" +.SH NAME +gawkbug \- report a bug in gawk +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBgawkbug\fP [\fI--version\fP] [\fI--help\fP] [\fIemail-address\fP] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B gawkbug +is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports +concerning +.B gawk +in a standard format. +.B gawkbug +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 gawkbug +then mails the completed report to \fIbug-gawk@gnu.org\fP, or +\fIemail-address\fP. If the report cannot be mailed, it is saved in the +file \fIdead.gawkbug\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 +.B gawk +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 gawkbug +will utilize the following environment variables if they exist: +.TP +.B EDITOR +Specifies the preferred editor. If +.SM +.B EDITOR +is not set, +.B gawkbug +attempts to locate a number of alternative editors, including +.BR vim , +and if it must, +.BR emacs . +If +.B gawkbug +cannot locate any of the alternative editors, it attempts to execute \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 +\fIgawk\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 +.PP +Arnold Robbins +.br +bug-gawk@gnu.org |