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| 1 | .TH BASHBUG 1 "1998 July 30" GNU
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| 2 | .SH NAME
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| 3 | bashbug \- report a bug in bash
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| 4 | .SH SYNOPSIS
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| 5 | \fBbashbug\fP [\fIaddress\fP]
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| 6 | .SH DESCRIPTION
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| 7 | .B bashbug
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| 8 | is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
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| 9 | concerning bash in a standard format.
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| 10 | .B bashbug
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| 11 | invokes the editor specified by the environment variable
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| 12 | .SM
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| 13 | .B EDITOR
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| 14 | on a temporary copy of the bug report format outline. The user must
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| 15 | fill in the appropriate fields and exit the editor.
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| 16 | .B bashbug
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| 17 | then mails the completed report to \fIbug-bash@gnu.org\fP, or
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| 18 | \fIaddress\fP. If the report cannot be mailed, it is saved in the
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| 19 | file \fIdead.bashbug\fP in the invoking user's home directory.
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| 20 | .PP
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| 21 | The bug report format outline consists of several sections. The first
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| 22 | section provides information about the machine, operating system, the
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| 23 | bash version, and the compilation environment. The second section
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| 24 | should be filled in with a description of the bug. The third section
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| 25 | should be a description of how to reproduce the bug. The optional
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| 26 | fourth section is for a proposed fix. Fixes are encouraged.
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| 27 | .SH ENVIRONMENT
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| 28 | .B bashbug
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| 29 | will utilize the following environment variables if they exist:
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| 30 | .TP
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| 31 | .B EDITOR
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| 32 | Specifies the preferred editor. If
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| 33 | .SM
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| 34 | .B EDITOR
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| 35 | is not set,
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| 36 | .B bashbug
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| 37 | defaults to
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| 38 | .BR emacs .
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| 39 | .TP
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| 40 | .B HOME
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| 41 | Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail fails.
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