


FVWMBUG(1)                                             FVWMBUG(1)


NAME
       fvwmbug - report a bug in FVWM

SYNOPSIS
       fvwmbug [address]

DESCRIPTION
       fvwmbug is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports
       concerning FVWM in a standard format.  fvwmbug invokes the editor spec-
       ified by the environment variable EDITOR on a temporary copy of the bug
       report format outline. The user must fill in the appropriate fields and
       exit  the editor.  fvwmbug then mails the completed report to the local
       FVWM  maintainer,  the  FVWM  workers  list  fvwm-workers@fvwm.org,  or
       address.   If  the  report  cannot  be  mailed, it is saved in the file
       dead.fvwmbug in the invoking user's home directory.

       The bug report format outline consists of several sections.  The  first
       section  provides  information about the machine, operating system, the
       FVWM version, and the  compilation  environment.   The  second  section
       should  be  filled in with a description of the bug.  The third section
       should be a description of how to  reproduce  the  bug.   The  optional
       fourth section is for a proposed fix.  Fixes are encouraged.

ENVIRONMENT
       fvwmbug will utilize the following environment variables if they exist:

       EDITOR Specifies the preferred editor. If EDITOR is  not  set,  fvwmbug
              defaults to emacs.

       HOME   Directory  in  which  the failed bug report is saved if the mail
              fails.


























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