Ubuntu Manpage: querybts - view outstanding bug reports on a debbugs server

NAME

       querybts - view outstanding bug reports on a debbugs server

SYNOPSIS

       querybts [options] <package | number [number2]...>

DESCRIPTION

       querybts  is designed to provide a convenient and easy-to-use interface to the Debbugs bug
       tracking system, as used by Debian and several other projects.  You can specify a  package
       name or one or more report numbers.

OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two
dashes (`--'). A summary of options are included below.

-h, --help
Show summary of options.

--version
Show the version of querybts and exit.

-A, --archive
Browse archived bugs instead of current reports. Debbugs servers clear out closed
reports after 28 days and place them in a separate archive; this option allows
those older, resolved reports to be viewed (at least for servers that maintain an
archive).

-B SYSTEM, --bts=SYSTEM
Instead of the Debian bug server, use the server specified by SYSTEM. Valid
options are default and debian but check --help for an updated list.

-b, --buglist
Display a bugs list for the given package.

--latest-first
Display the bug reports list sorted and with the latest reports at the top.

--mbox-reader-cmd=MBOX_READER_CMD
Specify a command to open the bug reports mbox file. You can use %s to substitute
the mbox file to be used, and %% to insert a literal percent sign. If no %s is
specified, the mbox file name is supplied at the end of the argument list.

-m, --mbox
Retrieve the given bug number(s) or package name(s) as a mailbox file, instead of
viewing it. It will be dumped to standard output.

--proxy=PROXY, --http_proxy=PROXY
Specify the WWW proxy server to use to handle the queries to the bug tracking
system. You should only need this parameter if you are behind a firewall.

-s, --source
Query on source packages, rather than binary packages.

--timeout=SECONDS
Specify the network timeout, the number of seconds to wait for a resource to
respond. If nothing is specified, a default timeout of 1 minute is selected.

In case of a network error, there are chances it's due to a too low timeout: try
passing the --timeout option with a higher value than default.

-u INTERFACE, --ui=INTERFACE, --interface=INTERFACE
Specify the user interface to use. Valid options are text, urwid, gtk; default is
taken from the reportbug configuration files.

-w, --web
Launch a web browser to view bug reports, instead of using the internal interface.
This will also allow you to see the whole discussion about a particular bug at
once, instead of one message at a time as querybts would do. (Only the first bug
number on the command line will be opened.)

CONFIGURATION FILES

       querybts  supports  a  simple  run  control  file  syntax.    Commands   are   read   from
       /etc/reportbug.conf and $HOME/.reportbugrc with commands in the latter overriding those in
       the former.

       Commands are not case sensitive, and currently take 0 or 1 argument; arguments  containing
       whitespace must be enclosed in quotes.

       Any line starting with # is taken to be a comment and will be ignored.

       Generally,  options  corresponding to the long options for querybts are supported, without
       leading -- sequences.  See the default /etc/reportbug.conf for all acceptable options  and
       reportbug.conf(5) for all acceptable options and detailed information.

       Options only supported by reportbug will be silently ignored.

ENVIRONMENT

       http_proxy
              Provides  the  address of a proxy server to handle the BTS query.  This should be a
              valid http URL for a proxy server,  including  any  required  port  number  (simply
              specifying a hostname, or omitting a port other than 80, WILL NOT WORK).

AUTHOR

       Chris Lawrence <lawrencc@debian.org>, Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>.

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