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diff --git a/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt b/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1f9fde5cde --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +git-bugreport(1) +================ + +NAME +---- +git-bugreport - Collect information for user to file a bug report + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'git bugreport' [(-o | --output-directory) <path>] [(-s | --suffix) <format>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Captures information about the user's machine, Git client, and repository state, +as well as a form requesting information about the behavior the user observed, +into a single text file which the user can then share, for example to the Git +mailing list, in order to report an observed bug. + +The following information is requested from the user: + + - Reproduction steps + - Expected behavior + - Actual behavior + +This tool is invoked via the typical Git setup process, which means that in some +cases, it might not be able to launch - for example, if a relevant config file +is unreadable. In this kind of scenario, it may be helpful to manually gather +the kind of information listed above when manually asking for help. + +OPTIONS +------- +-o <path>:: +--output-directory <path>:: + Place the resulting bug report file in `<path>` instead of the root of + the Git repository. + +-s <format>:: +--suffix <format>:: + Specify an alternate suffix for the bugreport name, to create a file + named 'git-bugreport-<formatted suffix>'. This should take the form of a + link:strftime[3] format string; the current local time will be used. + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |