From 9bcda8d239fb880aa6a9af5a3b641105fc1313c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Rivera Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:08:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Man page for requestbackport --- doc/requestbackport.1 | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/requestbackport.1 diff --git a/doc/requestbackport.1 b/doc/requestbackport.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ee9eba --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/requestbackport.1 @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +.\" Copyright (C) 2011, Stefano Rivera +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH +.\" REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY +.\" AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, +.\" INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM +.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR +.\" OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR +.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.TH requestbackport 1 "November 2011" ubuntu\-dev\-tools + +.SH NAME +requestbackport \- File a backport request bug + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B requestbackport \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fIpackage\fR + +.SH DESCRIPTION +Determine the intermediate releases that \fIpackage\fR needs to be +backported to, list all reverse\-dependencies, and file the backporting +request. +\fBrequestbackport\fR will include a testing checklist in the bug. + +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\fB\-d\fR \fIDEST\fR, \fB\-\-destination\fR=\fIDEST\fR +Backport to \fIDEST\fR release and necessary intermediate +releases. Default: current stable release. +.TP +\fB\-s\fR \fISOURCE\fR, \fB\-\-source\fR=\fISOURCE\fR +Backport from \fISOURCE\fR release. +Default: current development release. +.TP +\fB\-l\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR, \fB\-\-lpinstance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR +Launchpad instance to connect to. +Default: \fBproduction\fR. +.TP +\fB\-\-no\-conf\fR +Don't read config files or environment variables +.TP +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +Display a help message and exit. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR backportpackage (1), +.BR reverse\-depends (1). + +.SH AUTHORS +\fBreverse\-depends\fR and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera +. +.PP +Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.