---
name: "bug-buddy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bug-buddy"
version: "2.30.0+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bug-buddy"
---

# bug-buddy(1)

graphical bug reporting tool

## NAME

bug-buddy - graphical bug reporting tool

## SYNOPSIS

**bug-buddy** \[options\]\

## DESCRIPTION

**bug-buddy** is a graphical bug reporting tool for  **GNOME.** The goal of  **bug-buddy** is to make reporting bugs very simple and easy for the user, while making the reports themselves more useful and informative for the developer.

## OPTIONS

bug-buddy follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **--package=*PACKAGE***

  Specify the package containing the program.

- **--appname=*APPNAME***

  Specify the name of the crashed program.

- **--pid=*PID***

  Specify the PID of the crashed program.

- **--include=*FILE***

  Includes the specified text file in the report.

- **--minidump=*FILE***

  Set a MiniDump file containing information about the crash.

- Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.

  ## AUTHORS

Written by Jacob Berkman \<jacob@helixcode.com\>, Fernando Herrera \<fherrera@onirica.com\> and others.

This manual page was originally written by David LaBissoniere \<labiss@usit.net\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system and modified by Cosimo Cecchi \<cosimoc@gnome.org\>.