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grep-excuses(1)


NAME

   grep-excuses  -  search  the  testing  excuses  files  for  a  specific
   maintainer

SYNOPSIS

   grep-excuses [options] [maintainer|package]

DESCRIPTION

   grep-excuses downloads the autoremovals and  update_excuses.html  files
   and  greps them for the specified maintainer or package name.  The wget
   package is required for this script.   If  no  name  is  given  on  the
   command  line, first the environment variable DEBFULLNAME is used if it
   is defined, and failing  that,  the  configuration  variable  described
   below is used.

OPTIONS

   --no-conf, --noconf
          Do  not  read any configuration files.  This can only be used as
          the first option given on the command-line.

   --wipnity, -w
          Get information from <https://release.debian.org/migration/>.  A
          package name must be given when using this option.

   --help Show a brief usage message.

   --version
          Show version and copyright information.

   --no-autoremovals
          Investigate  and  show  only  testing  propagation  excuses, not
          autoremovals.

   --debug
          Print debugging output to stderr (including url(s) fetched).

CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

   The two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts  are
   sourced  in  that  order  to set configuration variables.  Command line
   options  can  be  used  to  override   configuration   file   settings.
   Environment  variable  settings  are  ignored  for  this  purpose.  The
   currently recognised variable is:

   GREP_EXCUSES_MAINTAINER
          The default maintainer, email or package to grep for if none  is
          specified on the command line.

SEE ALSO

   devscripts.conf(5)

AUTHOR

   Joey   Hess   <joeyh@debian.org>;   modifications   by   Julian  Gilbey
   <jdg@debian.org>.



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