---
name: "rt-3.8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rt3.8-clients"
version: "3.8.8-7+squeeze8"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rt-3.8"
---

# rt-3.8(1)

Command-line interface to Request Tracker

## NAME

rt - Command-line interface to Request Tracker

## SYNOPSIS

**rt** *action* \[ *options* \] \[ *arguments* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**rt** allows  you  to  interact  with a Request Tracker server over HTTP, and offers an interface to RT's functionality that is better-suited to automation and integration with other tools.

In general, each invocation of the program should specify an action to perform on one  or  more objects, and any other arguments required to complete the desired action.

Run `"rt help"` to access the builtin documentation.

## AUTHOR

Designed and implemented for Best Practical Solutions, LLC by Abhijit Menon-Sen \<ams@wiw.org\>

## BUGS

THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED PREVIEW RELEASE.  PLEASE REPORT BUGS TO rt-bugs@fsck.com

## NOTES

This  manual  page  was  created  from  `"rt help"` output for Debian GNU/Linux by Niko Tyni \<ntyni@iki.fi\>, since the original program does not have one.