bashbug

Report bash bug

$ bashbug

bashbug [--version] [email-address]

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.
The tool ensures bug reports include necessary diagnostic information.

1. Run `bashbug`
2. Editor opens with template
3. Describe the bug
4. Save and exit
5. Email sent to bash maintainers

- Bash version
- Operating system
- Machine architecture
- Compiler used
- Configuration options

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.

bashbug has been included with bash distributions since the early versions to facilitate bug reporting to the development team.

bash(1), reportbug(1)