BASHBUG(1)BASHBUG(1)NAME
bashbug - report a bug in bash
SYNOPSIS
bashbug [--version] [--help] [email-address]
DESCRIPTION
bashbug is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
concerning bash in a standard format. bashbug invokes the editor spec‐
ified by the environment variable EDITOR on a temporary copy of the bug
report format outline. The user must fill in the appropriate fields and
exit the editor. bashbug then mails the completed report to bug-
bash@gnu.org, or email-address. If the report cannot be mailed, it is
saved in the file dead.bashbug 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.
ENVIRONMENT
bashbug will utilize the following environment variables if they exist:
EDITOR Specifies the preferred editor. If EDITOR is not set, bashbug
defaults to emacs.
HOME Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail
fails.
TMPDIR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories.
SEE ALSObash(1)AUTHORS
Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
bfox@gnu.org
Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
chet@po.cwru.edu
GNU Bash-4.0 1998 July 30 BASHBUG(1)
