querybts(1) General Commands Manual querybts(1)
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 be-
low.
-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 sepa-
rate 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 out-
put.
--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, ur-
wid, 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; ar-
guments 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/report-
bug.conf for all acceptable options and reportbug.conf(5) for all ac-
ceptable 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).
SEE ALSO
reportbug(1), reportbug.conf(5), bts(1)
AUTHOR
Chris Lawrence <lawrencc@debian.org>, Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>.
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