Linux "perlbug" Command Line Options and Examples

how to submit bug reports on Perl

This program is designed to help you generate and send bug reports (and thank-you notes) about perl5 and the modules which ship with it. In most cases, you can just run it interactively from a command line without any special arguments and follow the prompts.

Usage:

perlbug

Related Commands

diff
patch

Command Line Options:

-a

Address to send the report to. Defaults to perlbug@perl.org.


                            perlbug -a ...

-C

Don't send copy to administrator.


                            perlbug -C ...

-f

File containing the body of the report. Use this to quickly send a prepared message.


                            perlbug -f ...

-h

Prints a brief summary of the options.


                            perlbug -h ...

-okay

As -ok except it will report on older systems.


                            perlbug -okay ...

-nokay

As -nok except it will report on older systems.


                            perlbug -nokay ...

-r

Your return address. The program will ask you to confirm its default if you don't use this option.


                            perlbug -r ...

-S

Send without asking for confirmation.


                            perlbug -S ...

-T

Send a thank-you note instead of a bug report.


                            perlbug -T ...

-v

AUTHORSKenneth Albanowski (<kjahds@kjahds.com>), subsequently doctored by Gurusamy Sarathy (<gsar@activestate.com>),Tom Christiansen (<tchrist@perl.com>), Nathan Torkington (<gnat@frii.com>), Charles F. Randall(<cfr@pobox.com>), Mike Guy (<mjtg@cam.ac.uk>), Dominic Dunlop (<domo@computer.org>), Hugo van der Sanden(<hv@crypt.org>), Jarkko Hietaniemi (<jhi@iki.fi>), Chris Nandor (<pudge@pobox.com>), Jon Orwant(<orwant@media.mit.edu>, Richard Foley (<richard.foley@rfi.net>), Jesse Vincent (<jesse@bestpractical.com>),and Craig A. Berry (<craigberry@mac.com>).


                            perlbug -v ...