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requestbackport(1) General Commands Manual requestbackport(1)

NAME

requestbackport - File a backport request bug
 

SYNOPSIS

requestbackport [options] package
 

DESCRIPTION

Determine the intermediate releases that package needs to be backported to, list all reverse-dependencies, and file the backporting request. requestbackport will include a testing checklist in the bug.
 

OPTIONS

-d DEST, --destination=DEST
Backport to DEST release and necessary intermediate releases. Default: current stable release.
-s SOURCE, --source=SOURCE
Backport from SOURCE release. Default: current development release.
-l INSTANCE, --lpinstance=INSTANCE
Launchpad instance to connect to. Default: production.
--no-conf
Don't read config files or environment variables
-h, --help
Display a help message and exit.
 

SEE ALSO

backportpackage(1), reverse-depends(1).
 

AUTHORS

reverse-depends and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>.
Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.
November 2011 ubuntu-dev-tools