---
name: "copher"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "copher"
version: "0.2.0-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/copher"
---

# copher(1)

automatically create and upload a SourceForge release

## NAME

copher - automatically create and upload a SourceForge release

## SYNOPSIS

**copher** \[options\] \[files\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Copher** automates the process of creating, uploading and publishing a SourceForge release using command-line parameters or an answer file. Additional support for GForge-based sites is in development.

## OPTIONS

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

- **--help, -h**

  Show summary of options.

- **--user, -u**

  Specify login name

- **--password, -w**

  Specify password

- **--project, -p**

  Project name (unixname) to work with

- **--package, -k**

  Name of the package to release in (should already exist)

- **--release, -r**

  Name for the new or existing release

- **--date, -d**

  Release date (YYYY-MM-DD)

- **--group-id, -G**

  Group id (i.e. project id) to use (optional, faster if specified)

- **--package-id, -P**

  Package id to use (optional, faster if specified)

- **--release-id, -R**

  Release id of existing release to modify (implies -E)

- **--exists, -E**

  Don't create a new release, use existing (use with -r)

- **--hidden, -H**

  Set release as not visible to the public

- **--active, -A**

  Set release as active (default for new releases)

- **--notes, -N**

  File containing release notes

- **--changelog, -C**

  File containing changelog

- **--no-upload**

  Don't upload files (assume they already were)

- **--no-notice**

  Don't send emailed release notice (step 4) (default: do)

## AUTHOR

copher was written by Peter Lunicks \<plunix@users.sourceforge.net\>.

This manual page was written by Jonathan Wiltshire \<debian@jwiltshire.org.uk\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).