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8*44957Scael.Dd
9*44957Scael.Dt SENDBUG 1
10*44957Scael.Os BSD 4.2
11*44957Scael.Sh NAME
12*44957Scael.Nm sendbug
13*44957Scael.Nd mail a system bug report to 4bsd-bugs
14*44957Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
15*44957Scael.Nm sendbug
16*44957Scael.Op Ar address
17*44957Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
1827730SbloomBug reports sent to `4bsd-bugs@Berkeley.EDU' are intercepted
1919774Smckusickby a program which expects bug reports to conform to a standard format.
20*44957Scael.Nm Sendbug
2119774Smckusickis a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
2219774Smckusickin the correct format.
23*44957Scael.Nm Sendbug
2427730Sbloomworks by invoking the editor specified by the environment variable
25*44957Scael.Ev EDITOR
2619774Smckusickon a temporary copy of the bug report format outline. The user must fill in the
27*44957Scaelappropriate fields and exit the editor.
28*44957Scael.Nm Sendbug
29*44957Scaelthen mails the completed report to `4bsd-bugs@Berkeley.EDU' or the
30*44957Scael.Ar address
3119774Smckusickspecified on the command line.
32*44957Scael.Sh ENVIRONMENT
33*44957Scael.Nm Sendbug
34*44957Scaelwill utilize the following environment variable if it exists:
35*44957Scael.Tw Fl
36*44957Scael.Tp Ev EDITOR
37*44957ScaelSpecifies the preferred editor. If
38*44957Scael.Ev EDITOR
39*44957Scaelis not set,
40*44957Scael.Nm
41*44957Scaeldefaults to
42*44957Scael.Xr vi 1 .
43*44957Scael.Tp
44*44957Scael.Sh FILES
45*44957Scael.Dw /usr/share/misc/bugformat
46*44957Scael.Di L
47*44957Scael.Dp Pa /usr/share/misc/bugformat
48*44957Scaelcontains the bug report outline
49*44957Scael.Dp
50*44957Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
51*44957Scael.Xr vi 1 ,
52*44957Scael.Xr environ 7 ,
53*44957Scael.Xr bugfiler 8 ,
54*44957Scael.Xr sendmail 8
55*44957Scael.Sh HISTORY
56*44957Scael.Nm Sendbug
57*44957Scaelappeared in 4.2 BSD.
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