BASHBUG(1) General Commands Manual BASHBUG(1) NNAAMMEE bashbug - report a bug in bash SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS bbaasshhbbuugg [_-_-_v_e_r_s_i_o_n] [_-_-_h_e_l_p] [_e_m_a_i_l_-_a_d_d_r_e_s_s] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN bbaasshhbbuugg is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports concerning bash in a standard format. bbaasshhbbuugg invokes the editor spec- ified by the environment variable EEDDIITTOORR on a temporary copy of the bug report format outline. The user must fill in the appropriate fields and exit the editor. bbaasshhbbuugg then mails the completed report to _b_u_g_- _b_a_s_h_@_g_n_u_._o_r_g, or _e_m_a_i_l_-_a_d_d_r_e_s_s. If the report cannot be mailed, it is saved in the file _d_e_a_d_._b_a_s_h_b_u_g in the invoking user's home directory. 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. EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT bbaasshhbbuugg will utilize the following environment variables if they exist: EEDDIITTOORR Specifies the preferred editor. If EEDDIITTOORR is not set, bbaasshhbbuugg attempts to locate a number of alternative editors, including eemmaaccss. If bbaasshhbbuugg cannot locate any of the alternative editors, it attempts to execute vvii. HHOOMMEE Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail fails. TTMMPPDDIIRR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories. SSEEEE AALLSSOO _b_a_s_h(1) AAUUTTHHOORRSS Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation bfox@gnu.org Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University chet@po.cwru.edu GNU Bash 5.2 2020 August 1 BASHBUG(1)