| BASHBUG(1) BASHBUG(1) |
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| NNAAMMEE |
| bashbug - report a bug in bash |
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| 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] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT |
| bbaasshhbbuugg will utilize the following environment variables if they exist: |
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| EEDDIITTOORR Specifies the preferred editor. If EEDDIITTOORR is not set, bbaasshhbbuugg |
| defaults to eemmaaccss. |
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| HHOOMMEE Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail |
| fails. |
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| TTMMPPDDIIRR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories. |
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| SSEEEE AALLSSOO |
| _b_a_s_h(1) |
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| AAUUTTHHOORRSS |
| Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation |
| bfox@gnu.org |
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| Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University |
| chet@po.cwru.edu |
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| GNU Bash-4.0 1998 July 30 BASHBUG(1) |