file reports incorrect bug reporting location
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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osFileManager |
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Unknown
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file (Ubuntu) |
New
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Bug Description
=== System information ===
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
Release: 16.04
$ apt policy file
file:
Installed: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
Candidate: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
Version table:
*** 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 500
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
500 http://
=== Problem ===
The `man` page and `--help` output for `file` both give an incorrect bug reporting location:
$ /usr/bin/file --help | tail -2
Report bugs to http://
$ man 1 file | fgrep -A 2 BUGS
BUGS
Please report bugs and send patches to the bug tracker at http://
As can be seen quite quickly by visiting the site, http://
Mailing List: <email address hidden>
Mailing List archives: http://
Bug tracker: http://
E-mail: <email address hidden>
Build Status: https:/
=== Solution ===
1. Please backport the fix to the `man` page located at the commit https:/
2. Please correct address at bottom of `file --help` output (located here in the source tree: https:/
2. If you know how to submit a patch, they don't accept GitHub pull requests, but the upstream bug report for `file --help` output is at https:/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: file 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Aug 28 10:39:47 2018
Dependencies:
gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
zlib1g 1:1.2.8.
DistributionCha
# This is a distribution channel descriptor
# For more information see http://
canonical-
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (665 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
SourcePackage: file
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)