Ubuntu Manpage: reportbug.conf - The configuration file for reportbug

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NAME

       reportbug.conf - The configuration file for reportbug

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/reportbug.conf  -  The configuration file for reportbug, a program designed to report
       bugs in the Debian distribution

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page describes the layout of the reportbug and querybts configuration file and
       the   available   configuration   options.    The   default   location   of  the  file  is
       /etc/reportbug.conf and the options may be overriding in $HOME/.reportbugrc (which follows
       the same format as reportbug.conf).

       Please  note  that  any  configuration file has to be a valid UTF-8 document, and not in a
       different locale; this is particularly important in situations where localized  characters
       have to be used (like for realname).

FILE FORMAT

       Configuration options can be specified in the form

       option-name option-value

       True/False (boolean) options can be specified as

       boolean-option

       (if it's present, it's a True).

       Usually, no-option will disable option if option is boolean.

       Options can be specified in any order.

OPTIONS

The summary of possible options (in alphabetical order) is as follows:

bts The bug tracking system to use, see reportbug --bts=help for a list of currently
supported BTSes.

cc (boolean)
Whether the reporter should be Cc:ed on the bug report.

check-available (boolean)
Whether packages.debian.org should be queried for newer releases of the package.
In advanced and expert mode, http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html is also checked.

compress (boolean)
Whether modified configuration files included in the bug report should be stripped
down.

config-files (boolean)
Whether modified configuration files should be included with the bug report.

draftpath
The directory where unsubmitted reports should be saved. The default is /tmp.

editor The editor to use to edit the bug report. Example:

editor "emacs -nw"

email Default From address of the bug email (override with environment variables, see
reportbug(1)). Example:

email "humberto@example.com"

envelopefrom
Specify the Envelope From mail header (also known as Return-path); by default it's
the From address but it can be selected a different one in case the MTA doesn't
canonicalize local users to public addresses.

list-cc-me (boolean)
Send a carbon copy of the report to your automatically detected email address after
a report number is assigned, like the --list-cc-me option.

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. Example:

mbox_reader_cmd "mutt -f %s"

header Additional headers to add to the bug email. Like:

header "X-Debbugs-CC: debian-qa@lists.debian.org"
header "X-Silly-Header: I haven't edited my /etc/reportbug.conf"
header "X-Debbugs-No-Ack: please" # to suppress acknowledgments

Note that setting additional headers may not work reliably if the bug email is
passed to an external MUA for submission.

http_proxy
Default HTTP proxy used to query the BTS (override with environment variables, see
reportbug(1)). Example:

http_proxy http://proxy.example.com:3128/

justification
The justification in case of a Release Critical bug (severity either 'critical',
'serious' or 'grave'). Example:

justification "text here"

keyid The GPG key to use, if different from the default one on the system. Example:

keyid 12345678

maintonly
See the --maintonly entry in reportbug(1).

max_attachment_size
The max size any attachment can have. Example:

max_attachment_size 5000000

mh Use the mh mailer.

mirror The address of a BTS mirror. Example:

mirror http://mirror.address/

mode [novice|standard|advanced|expert]
The default operating mode for reportbug(1).

mta The path to the MTA used. Any SMTP server on Debian should be OK with the default:

mta /usr/sbin/sendmail

mua The mail user agent to use (the default is empty, to use an internal mailer).
Example:

mua 'mutt -H'

mutt Use the mutt mailer.

nmh Use the nmh mailer.

no-check-uid (boolean)
Disables checking whether the UIDs are outside admin range (root is still checked).

no-debconf (boolean)
Disables adding the debconf-show output to the bug report.

no-query-source (boolean)
Disables querying the source packages for bugs.

offline
Disables all external queries.

paranoid
Paranoid mode: print the whole email envelope before sending it.

printonly
Print the report on screen, don't sent it.

query-bts (boolean)
Whether the BTS should be queried for existing bug reports.

quiet See the --report-quiet entry in reportbug(1).

realname
The default real-name in the From address of the bug email (override with
environment variables, see reportbug(1)). Example:

realname "Humberto Flores III"

replyto
The default Reply-To in the bug email (override with environment variables, see
reportbug(1). Example:

replyto "Humberto Flores <humflores@example.org>"

sign [gpg|pgp|gnupg|none]
Program used to digitally sign bug reports automatically ('none' to disable it).

smtphost
Use an MTA different from /usr/sbin/sendmail. A port number other than 25 can also
be specified. Example:

smtphost mail.example.com:2525

Use "smtphost localhost" to enable the internal MTA.

smtppasswd
The password to use for SMTP. Example:

smtppasswd f10r35

smtpuser
The username to use for SMTP. Example:

smtpuser hflores

smtptls
Enables TLS encryption for the SMTP connection, using STARTTLS. This setting is
ignored if you connect to port 465, in which case SSL/TLS will always be used.

submit Use submit as the bug submission address.

template
Use the template mode, bypasses all prompts and the output it sent to stdout.

timeout
The number of seconds to wait for a network resource to respond. The default is 60
seconds. Example:

timeout 30

ui [text|urwid|gtk]
The user interface that querybts(1) and reportbug(1) should use.

verify Enables automatic verification of package installation before reporting using
debsums, if available.

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