{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "GAWKBUG",
    "section": "",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GAWKBUG/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-22T13:10:15Z",
    "synopsis": "gawkbug [--version] [--help] [email-address]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "gawkbug - report a bug in gawk\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "gawkbug [--version] [--help] [email-address]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "gawkbug  is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports concerning gawk in a\nstandard format.  gawkbug invokes the editor specified by the environment variable EDITOR  on\na  temporary  copy  of  the  bug report format outline. The user must fill in the appropriate\nfields and exit the editor.  gawkbug then mails the completed report to bug-gawk@gnu.org,  or\nemail-address.   If  the report cannot be mailed, it is saved in the file dead.gawkbug in the\ninvoking user's home directory.\n\nThe bug report format outline consists of several sections.  The first section  provides  in‐\nformation about the machine, operating system, the gawk version, and the compilation environ‐\nment.   The second section should be filled in with a description of the bug.  The third sec‐\ntion should be a description of how to reproduce the bug.  The optional fourth section is for\na proposed fix.  Fixes are encouraged.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "gawkbug will utilize the following environment variables if they exist:\n\nEDITOR Specifies the preferred editor. If EDITOR is not set, gawkbug  attempts  to  locate  a\nnumber  of alternative editors, including vim, and if it must, emacs.  If gawkbug can‐\nnot locate any of the alternative editors, it attempts to execute vi.\n\nHOME   Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail fails.\n\nTMPDIR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "gawk(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation\nbfox@gnu.org\n\nChet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University\nchet@po.cwru.edu\n\nArnold Robbins\nbug-gawk@gnu.org\n\nGNU Awk 5.2                                  2022 Apr 18                                  GAWKBUG(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "gawkbug - report a bug in gawk",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "gawk",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gawk/1/json"
        }
    ]
}