---
name: "be"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bugs-everywhere"
version: "1.1.1-3.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/be"
---

# be(1)

distributed bug tracking from the command line

## NAME

be - distributed bug tracking from the command line

## SYNOPSIS

be \[options\] \[command\] \[command\_options\] \[commands\_args...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**be** allows commandline interaction with the Bugs Everywhere database in a project tree.

To avoid bit-rotted documentation, we do not describe all available commands and options in this manpage.  Run **be help** for accurate documentation.  See the Bugs Everywhere Manual (*http://docs.bugseverywhere.org/*) for more detailed documentation and tutorials.

## COMMANDS

- **help**

  Print help for **be** and a list of all available commands.

Run **be help** for a complete list.

## EXAMPLES

- **be help**

  Show general help and a list of all commands.

- **be help init**

  Show help for the **init** command.

- **be init**

  Initialize a new Bugs Everywhere database.

## BUGS

The Bugs Everywhere uses Bugs Everywhere to track its bugs.  You can submit bugs directly using **be**:

```
$ be --repo http://bugs.bugseverywhere.org/ new "The demuxulizer is broken"
Created bug with ID bea/abc
$ be --repo http://bugs.bugseverywhere.org/ comment bea/abc
<Describe bug>
$ be --repo http://bugs.bugseverywhere.org/ commit "Reported bug in demuxulizer"
```

Or send an email to the mailing list at *be-devel@bugseverywhere.org*.

## AUTHOR

wking@drexel.edu

## COPYRIGHT

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.