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Copyright (C) 2011, Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>

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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), wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports.

AUTHORS

requestbackport and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>.

Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.