---
name: "drt-tools-grep-excuses"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "drt-tools"
version: "0.3.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drt-tools-grep-excuses"
---

# drt-tools-grep-excuses(1)

Grep excuses for a list of packages and/or maintainers

## NAME

drt-tools-grep-excuses - Grep excuses for a list of packages and/or maintainers

## SYNOPSIS

**drt-tools grep-excuses** \[**--autopkgtests**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\]... \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\]... \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*MAINTAINER\_PACKAGE*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Grep excuses for a list of packages and/or maintainers

This command checks \`britney\`'s excuses and autoremovals for the given packages and or maintainers.

## OPTIONS

- **--autopkgtests**

  Currently not implemented

  This is currently only provided as option for compatibility with \`grep-excuses\` from \`devscripts\`.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Increase logging verbosity

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Decrease logging verbosity

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- \<*MAINTAINER\_PACKAGE*\>

  The maintainer or package to grep for