---
name: "massfile"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ubuntu-dev-tools"
version: "0.101"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/massfile"
---

# massfile(1)

script for massfiling bugs against Ubuntu packages

## NAME

**massfile** - script for massfiling bugs against Ubuntu packages

## SYNOPSIS

**massfile** \<path to instructions file\> \<path to list file\>

## DESCRIPTION

**massfile** is a script for massfiling bugs against Ubuntu packages in Launchpad. It requires an instructions file describing the contents of the bug report and a list file which lists the packages which the bug will be filed against.

Templates for both files can be found in /usr/share/doc/ubuntu-dev-tools/examples.

## EXAMPLES

**massfile.instructions** - file designating the contents of the bug report

 subject: \[UNMETDEPS\] $pack has unmet dependencies\
  assignee: \
  status: confirmed\
  subscribers: motu\
  tags: unmetdeps\
  buglist-url: http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=unmetdeps\
  text:\
   A run of \
   .\
    LC\_ALL=C apt-cache -i unmet \| grep ^Package \| cut -d' ' -f2 \| grep\
    \-v dbgsym \| sort -u \| xargs apt-cache showsrc \| grep ^Directory \|\
    sed 's/Package //g' \| grep verse \| cut -d'/' -f4\
   indicates that the source package $pack has binary packages that are\
   not installable (on AMD64) at the moment.\
   .\
   Please have a look and make sure it's installable again.

**massfile.list** - file designating the packages affected

Each package should be listed on a new line as follows:

 z88dk\
  zope-quotafolder

## AUTHORS

**massfile** was written by Iain Lane \<iain@orangesquash.org.uk\>, Daniel Hahler \<ubuntu@thequod.de\>. and Markus Korn \<thekorn@gmx.de\>.

This manual page was written by Andrew Starr-Bochicchio \<a.starr.b@gmail.com\>.

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