---
name: "import-bug-from-debian"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ubuntu-dev-tools"
version: "0.206"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/import-bug-from-debian"
---

# import-bug-from-debian(1)

Import bugs from Debian's BTS, and file them against Ubuntu in LP.

## NAME

import-bug-from-debian - Import bugs from Debian's BTS, and file them against Ubuntu in LP.

## SYNOPSIS

**import-bug-from-debian \[*options*\] *bug*...**\
 **import-bug-from-debian -h**

## DESCRIPTION

**import-bug-from-debian** clones bugs from Debian's BTS into Launchpad. Each *bug* listed on the command line has its initial report re-filed against the same source package in Ubuntu. The Ubuntu bug is linked back to its Debian counterpart.

Each *bug* may be provided either as a bug number or URL.

## OPTIONS

- **-b**, **--browserless**

  Don't open the bug in a browser at the end.

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

  Display a help message and exit.

- **-l *INSTANCE*, --lpinstance=*INSTANCE***

  Use the specified instance of Launchpad (e.g. "staging"), instead of the default of "production".

- **-p *PACKAGE*, --package=*PACKAGE***

  Launchpad package to file bug against, if not the same source package name as Debian. Useful for importing removal bugs filed against **ftp.debian.org**.

- **--no-conf**

  Do not read any configuration files, or configuration from environment variables.

## ENVIRONMENT

All of the **CONFIGURATION VARIABLES** below are also supported as environment variables. Variables in the environment take precedence to those in configuration files.

## CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

The following variables can be set in the environment or in [**ubuntu-dev-tools**(5)](/ubuntu-dev-tools/5.md) configuration files. In each case, the script-specific variable takes precedence over the package-wide variable.

- **IMPORT\_BUG\_FROM\_DEBIAN\_LPINSTANCE**, **UBUNTUTOOLS\_LPINSTANCE**

  The default value for **--lpinstance**.

## SEE ALSO

[**ubuntu-dev-tools**(5)](/ubuntu-dev-tools/5.md)

## AUTHORS

**import-bug-from-debian** was written by James Westby \<james.westby@ubuntu.com\>, and this manual page was written by Stefano Rivera \<stefanor@ubuntu.com\>.

Both are released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.