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bashbug - report a bug in bash
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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
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bbaasshhbbuugg is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
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concerning bash in a standard format. bbaasshhbbuugg invokes the editor spec-
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ified by the environment variable EEDDIITTOORR on a temporary copy of the bug
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report format outline. The user must fill in the appropriate fields and
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exit the editor. bbaasshhbbuugg then mails the completed report to _b_u_g_-
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_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
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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
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section provides information about the machine, operating system, the
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bash version, and the compilation environment. The second section
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should be filled in with a description of the bug. The third section
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should be a description of how to reproduce the bug. The optional
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fourth section is for a proposed fix. Fixes are encouraged.
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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
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defaults to eemmaaccss.
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HHOOMMEE Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail
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TTMMPPDDIIRR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories.
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Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
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Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
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GNU Bash-4.0 1998 July 30 BASHBUG(1)