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

# lp-bitesize(1)

Add bitesize tag to bugs and add a comment.

## NAME

lp-bitesize - Add **bitesize** tag to bugs and add a comment.

## SYNOPSIS

**lp-bitesize \<*bug number*\>**\
 **lp-bitesize --help**

## DESCRIPTION

**lp-bitesize** adds a bitesize tag to the bug, if it's not there yet. It also adds a comment to the bug indicating that you are willing to help with fixing it. It checks for permission to operate on a given bug first, then perform required tasks on Launchpad.

## OPTIONS

Listed below are the command line options for **lp-bitesize**:

- **-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".

- **--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.

- **BITESIZE\_LPINSTANCE**, **UBUNTUTOOLS\_LPINSTANCE**

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

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHORS

**lp-bitesize** and this manual page were written by Daniel Holbach \<daniel.holbach@canonical.com\>.

Both are released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3.