bashbug
Report bugs in bash to the maintainers
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
bashbug [--help] [--version] [email-address]
DESCRIPTION
bashbug is a script for reporting bugs in bash to the maintainers. It collects system information, bash version details, and opens an editor to compose a bug report, then emails it to the bash developers.By default stable releases send the report to bug-bash@gnu.org; an optional email-address argument overrides the recipient. The editor is chosen from DEFEDITOR, EDITOR, or VISUAL, falling back to common editors and finally vi.
PARAMETERS
--help
Print usage information and exit.--version
Print the bashbug version and exit.email-address
Send the report to this address instead of the default.
WORKFLOW
1. Run `bashbug`2. Editor opens with template3. Describe the bug4. Save and exit5. Email sent to bash maintainers
INFORMATION COLLECTED
- Bash version- Operating system- Machine architecture- Compiler used- Configuration options
CAVEATS
Requires working mail system configured. May not work on all systems. Consider reporting bugs via the project's issue tracker instead. Modern bug reporting often done through online platforms.
HISTORY
bashbug has been included with bash distributions since the early versions to facilitate bug reporting to the development team.
