1. NAME▲
reportbug.conf - The configuration file for reportbug
2. SYNOPSIS ▲
/etc/reportbug.conf - The configuration file for reportbug, a program designed to report bugs in the Debian distribution .hw config
3. DESCRIPTION ▲
This manual page describes the layout of the reportbug and querybts configuration file and the available configuration options. The default location of the file is /etc/reportbug.conf and the options may be overriding in $HOME/.reportbugrc (which follows the same format as reportbug.conf). Please note that any configuration file has to be a valid UTF-8 document, and not in a different locale; this is particularly important in situations where localized characters has to be used (like for realname).
4. FILE FORMAT ▲
Configuration options can be specified in the form option-name option-value True/False (boolean) options can be specified as boolean-option (if it's present, it's a True). Usually, no-option will disable option if option is boolean. Options can be specified in any order.
5. OPTIONS ▲
The summary of possible options (in alphabetical order) is as follows:
bts
The bug tracking system to use, see reportbug --help searching for --bts option for a list of currently supported BTSes.
cc (boolean)
Whether the reporter should be Cc:ed on the bug report.
check-available (boolean)
Whether packages.debian.org should be queried for newer releases of the package. In advanced and expert mode, incoming.debian.org and http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html are also checked.
compress (boolean)
Whether modified configuration files included in the bug report should be stripped down.
config-files (boolean)
Whether modified configuration files should be included with the bug report.
editor
The editor to use to edit the bug report. Example: editor "emacs -nw"
email
Default From address of the bug email (override with environment variables, see reportbug(1)). Example: email ""
header
Additional headers to add to the bug email. Like: header "X-Debbugs-CC: "
header "X-Silly-Header: I haven't edited my /etc/reportbug.conf"
header "X-Debbugs-No-Ack: please" # to suppress acknowledgments
http_proxy
Default HTTP proxy used to query the BTS (override with environment variables, see reportbug(1)). Example: http_proxy http://proxy.example.com:3128/
keyid
The GPG key to use, if different from the default one on the system. Example: keyid 12345678
maintonly
See the --maintonly entry in reportbug(1).
mh
Use the mh mailer.
mode [novice|standard|advanced|expert]
The default operating mode for reportbug(1).
mta
The path to the MTA used. Any any SMTP server on Debian should be OK with the default: mta /usr/sbin/sendmail
mua
The mail user agent to use (the default is empty, to use an internal mailer). Example: mua 'mutt -H'
mutt
Use the mutt mailer.
nmh
Use the nmh mailer.
no-check-uid (boolean)
Disables checking whether the UIDs are outside admin range (root is still checked).
no-debconf (boolean)
Disables adding the debconf-show output to the bug report.
no-query-source (boolean)
Disables querying the source packages for bugs.
offline
Disables all external queries.
query-bts (boolean)
Whether the BTS should be queried for existing bug reports.
quiet
See the --report-quiet entry in reportbug(1).
realname
The default real-name in the From address of the bug email (override with environment variables, see reportbug(1). Example: realname "Humberto Flores III"
replyto
The default Reply-To in the bug email (override with environment variables, see reportbug(1). Example: replyto "Humberto Flores <>"
severity [critical|grave|serious|important|normal|minor|wishlist]
The default severity level of the bug reported. Setting this in the configuration file will disable prompting while running reportbug.
sign [gpg|pgp]
Program used to digitally sign bug reports automatically.
smtphost
Use an MTA different from /usr/sbin/sendmail. A port number other than 25 can also be specified. Example: smtphost mail.example.com:2525 Use "smtphost localhost" to enable the internal MTA.
smtppasswd
The password to use for SMTP. Example: smtppasswd f10r35
smtpuser
The username to use for SMTP. Example: smtpuser hflores
smtptls
Enables TLS encryption.
submit
Use submit as the bug submission address.
template
Use the template mode, bypasses all prompts and the output it sent to stdout.
ui [text|urwid|gtk2]
The user interface that querybts(1) and reportbug(1) should use.
verify
Enables automatic verification of package installation before reporting using debsums, if available.
6. SEE ALSO ▲
7. AUTHOR ▲
reportbug was written by Chris Lawrence <> and it's now maintained by Sandro Tosi <>
This manual page was written by Y Giridhar Appaji Nag <> for the Debian project, but may be used by others.