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.Dd 
.Dt SENDBUG 1
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm sendbug
.Nd mail a system bug report to 4bsd-bugs
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sendbug
.Op Ar address
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Bug reports sent to `4bsd-bugs@Berkeley.EDU' are intercepted
by a program which expects bug reports to conform to a standard format.
.Nm Sendbug
is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
in the correct format.
.Nm Sendbug
works by invoking the editor specified by the environment variable
.Ev EDITOR
on a temporary copy of the bug report format outline. The user must fill in the
appropriate fields and exit the editor.
.Nm Sendbug
then mails the completed report to `4bsd-bugs@Berkeley.EDU' or the
.Ar address
specified on the command line.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Nm Sendbug
will utilize the following environment variable if it exists:
.Bl -tag -width EDITOR
.It Ev EDITOR
Specifies the preferred editor. If
.Ev EDITOR
is not set,
.Nm
defaults to
.Xr vi 1 .
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/bugformat -compact
.It Pa /usr/share/misc/bugformat
Contains the bug report outline.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr vi 1 ,
.Xr environ 7 ,
.Xr bugfiler 8 ,
.Xr sendmail 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm sendbug
command
appeared in
.Bx 4.2 .