# Bcc: control retitle 484245 provide a CLI option that uses header/footer info also from a file severity 484245 wishlist thanks
Hi Shai, On 08/06/03 10:39 +0300, Shai Berger said ... > When saving a bug report for later, than using it in > > $ reportbug --body-file=BODYFILE > > The BODYFILE typically contains reportbug headers and footers, > but reportbug fails to use them; instead, it prompts again for > a subject line, a package etc. if they were not given on the > command line. > > The problem is aggravated by the choice to not open an editor. > While I can see some sense in that (to allow for programmatic > use), the result is that the user submitting the bug has no > way to see exactly what they're sending before it is submitted. > It makes especially little sense when the program has already > decided to prompt for other things. If I read this bug report correctly, what you ask for is an option that would allow you to report bugs using reportbug directly from a file that was saved earlier by reportbug. And include the headers, footers etc. without having to go through the prompt/answer routine again. Cheers, Giridhar -- Y Giridhar Appaji Nag | http://appaji.net/
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