dcut(1)
NAME
dcut - Debian archive command file upload tool
SYNOPSIS
dcut [-h] [-d] [-c FILE] [-m MAINTAINER] [-k KEYID] [-O FILENAME] [-P] [-s] [-U FILENAME] [-i FILENAME] [-v] [HOST] SUBCOMMAND ... dcut [OPTIONS] [HOST] SUBCOMMAND [SUB-COMMAND OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
dcut can create and/or upload command files understood by the debian
archive kit ("dak") software. It provides an extensible interface so
that third party authors can easily integrate more sub-commands. Hence,
your running instance of dcut may understand more commands than these
documented here. Refer to the respective documentations for these
commands.
Similar to dput, a HOST can be specified as a target site for the
command file. Likewise, the same default host selection criteria apply.
It also parses the same configuration files described there.
It should be noted that this does not support the same interface as the
old dput binary. Please be sure to double-check scripts that depend on
old-style dput's interface.
OPTIONS
-c, --config=FILE
Configuration file to parse.
-d, --debug
Enable debug messages. Repeat twice to increase the verbosity
level.
-f, --force
Bypass all sanity checks and upload the commands file as is. Use
with caution.
-m, --maintainer=MAINTAINER
Use MAINTAINER for the uploader field and GnuPG key selection.
Provide it as a full identity, that is in "J Uploader
<yourid@example.com>" format. This has no effect when the upload
command is used.
-k, --keyid=KEYID
Use KEYID as a key for signing. Default is to use DEBEMAIL and
DEBFULLNAME, or whatever identity was provided with --maintainer.
This has no effect when the upload command is used.
-O, --output=FILENAME
Write the resulting commands file to FILENAME instead of uploading
it. This option should not be used with the upload command. The
selected FILENAME wont be overwritten if it exists already. This is
very helpful for testing that things work correctly.
-P, --passive
Force FTP passive mode when uploading the package through FTP. This
option is deprecated - use profiles instead.
-s, --simulate
Simulate the upload only. This runs all pre-upload checks,
initializes the upload handler but does not actually store any
file.
-i, --input=FILENAME
Ignored silently for compatibility with old-style dput command
lines.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit
HOST
Target host to upload a package. It has the same behavior and
semantics as dput(1)s 'HOST argument. It also uses the same
profiles from it.
SUB-COMMANDS
Sub-commands are actually implementing commands understood by be
archive software. They can take individual arguments which must appear
after specifying the actual desired sub-command.
cancel
Cancel an upload entirely. The upload is referred to as a changes file
name existing remote in the incoming or deferred queues.
OPTIONS
Takes one argument
-f, --file=FILENAME
The changes file name which refers to the upload to be
cancelled.
rm
Remove a lost or wrongly uploaded file from the incoming directory. The
argument is interpreted as a path fragment by the archive software.
Therefore, to delete a filename from a deferred queue, refer to it by
using the full path
For example, to delete a broken upload in the DELAYED queue, use the
command
dcut rm -f DELAYED/X-day/foobar.deb
Alternatively, the --searchdirs argument instructs the archive software
to search for a file name in all directory. Hence, this command is
equivalent to the command before:
dcut rm --searchdirs -f foobar.deb
OPTIONS
Takes at least one argument
-f, --file=FILENAME
The file name to be removed. This argument can be repeated, and
also knows about the shell wildcards *, ?, and []. However,
please keep your local shell replacements in mind when
supplying shell meta characters. You may need to escape them or
provide them within quotes.
--searchdirs
Search in all directories for the given file. Only supported
for files in the DELAYED queue.
dm
Manage Debian Maintainer (DM) upload permissions. Debian Developers can
grant or revoke them package upload permissions using this command.
Takes the Debian Maintainer and the action to perform as argument.
Note, dcut will not perform any validation for conflicting arguments
within --allow and --deny below. This handling is left to the archive
software, which is currently processing --allow before --deny as an
implementation detail.
OPTIONS
--uid
Any searchable, unique identity to identify an existing Debian
Maintainer. This can be a (full) name an e-mail address or a
GnuPG fingerprint of any existing Debian Maintainer. Note, the
identity provided must be known in the DM keyring installed on
your local system. The keyring is used to validate the supplied
argument and makes sure the identity hint supplied matches
exactly one DM. If the user you want to change ACLs on is not
known to the local DM keyring, you can provide the full GPG
user ID as argument, and pass --force, to cause dcut to bypass
any argument checking/translation. Please note, this will
generate a commands file which will be uploaded literally as
is. Use with caution.
--allow=PACKAGE
--allow PACKAGE LIST
Source package(s) where permissions to upload should be
granted. Give a space-separated list of packages to apply
permissions to more than one package at once. If multiple
--allow options are given, the last one takes precedence.
--deny=PACKAGE
--deny PACKAGE LIST
Source package(s) where permissions to upload should be denied.
Give a space-separated list of packages to apply permissions to
more than one package at once. If multiple --deny options are
given, the last one takes precedence.
reschedule
Reschedule an upload. This command can move a deferred upload to any
other deferred queue.
OPTIONS
Takes two arguments
-f, --file=FILENAME
file name to be rescheduled
-d, --days=DAYS
Reschedule the upload to DAYS days. Takes a numeric argument
from 0 to 15 corresponding to the respective delayed queues.
Note, 0-day is not the same as uploading to incoming straight.
upload
This is a pseudo-command (that is, it is handled within dcut and not
forwarded to the archive kit) which uploads a locally existing commands
file as is.
However, no checks are performed for this file. Use with caution.
OPTIONS
Takes one argument
-f, --file=FILENAME
A local file name which is uploaded as is to the archive
software.
EXIT STATUS
0
Success
1
A runtime check returned an error
2
An internal error was detected, for example while loading
configuration files
3
An upload error was detected, for example a permission or
authentication problem while uploading files
BUGS
Report bugs to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=dput-ng
EXAMPLES
$ dcut dm --uid "Paul Tagliamonte" --allow glibc
$ dcut dm --uid 0x0DEFACED --allow linux --deny kfreebsd9
$ dcut dm --uid paul@example.com --allow eglibc linux
$ dcut rm --searchdirs -f udj-desktop-client_0.5.1-2_amd64.deb
$ dcut ftp-master rm -f 'linux*.deb'
AUTHOR
dput-ng was originally written by Arno Tll <arno(a)debian.org> and Paul Richard I by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Debian and Ubuntu and of his other realms and territories King Head of the Fluxbox Window Manager Defender of the Faith Tagliamonte <paultag(a)debian.org>.
RESOURCES
dput(5), dput.cf(5), dcut(1), gpg(1), dirt(1)
COPYING
Copyright 2012 dput-ng authors. Free use of this software is granted
under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2 or
later.
11/27/2016 DCUT(1)
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