Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: b4
Version: 0.3.7
Summary: A tool to work with public-inbox and patch archives
Home-page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/b4/b4.git
Author: Konstantin Ryabitsev
Author-email: mricon@kernel.org
License: GPLv2+
Description: B4
        ==
        -------------------------------------------
        Work with patches in a public-inbox archive
        -------------------------------------------
        
        :Author:    mricon@kernel.org
        :Date:      2020-03-23
        :Copyright: The Linux Foundation and contributors
        :License:   GPLv2+
        :Version:   0.3.5
        :Manual section: 5
        
        SYNOPSIS
        --------
        b4 {mbox,am,attest,attverify} [options]
        
        DESCRIPTION
        -----------
        This is a helper utility to work with patches made available via a
        public-inbox archive like lore.kernel.org. It is written to make it
        easier to participate in a patch-based workflows, like those used in
        the Linux kernel development.
        
        The name "b4" was chosen for ease of typing and because B-4 was the
        precursor to Lore and Data in the Star Trek universe.
        
        SUBCOMMANDS
        -----------
        * *b4 mbox*: Download a thread as an mbox file
        * *b4 am*: Create an mbox file that is ready to git-am
        * *b4 attest*: Submit cryptographic attestation for patches
        
        OPTIONS
        -------
        -h, --help            show this help message and exit
        -d, --debug           Add more debugging info to the output (default: False)
        -q, --quiet           Output critical information only (default: False)
        
        SUBCOMMAND OPTIONS
        ------------------
        b4 mbox
        ~~~~~~~
        usage:
          b4 mbox [-h] [-o OUTDIR] [-p USEPROJECT] [-c] [-n WANTNAME] [-m LOCALMBOX] [msgid]
        
        positional arguments:
          msgid                 Message ID to process, or pipe a raw message
        
        optional arguments:
          -h, --help            show this help message and exit
          -o OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR
                                Output into this directory
          -p USEPROJECT, --use-project USEPROJECT
                                Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux-mm,
                                linux-hardening, etc)
          -c, --check-newer-revisions
                                Check if newer patch revisions exist
          -n WANTNAME, --mbox-name WANTNAME
                                Filename to name the mbox file
          -m LOCALMBOX, --use-local-mbox LOCALMBOX
                                Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this
                                mbox file
          -C, --no-cache        Do not use local cache
        
        *Example*: b4 mbox 20200313231252.64999-1-keescook@chromium.org
        
        b4 am
        ~~~~~
        usage:
          b4 am [-h] [-o OUTDIR] [-p USEPROJECT] [-c] [-n WANTNAME] [-m LOCALMBOX] [-v WANTVER] [-t] [-T] [-s] [-l] [-Q] [msgid]
        
        positional arguments:
          msgid                 Message ID to process, or pipe a raw message
        
        optional arguments:
          -h, --help            show this help message and exit
          -o OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR
                                Output into this directory
          -p USEPROJECT, --use-project USEPROJECT
                                Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux-mm,
                                linux-hardening, etc)
          -c, --check-newer-revisions
                                Check if newer patch revisions exist
          -n WANTNAME, --mbox-name WANTNAME
                                Filename to name the mbox file
          -m LOCALMBOX, --use-local-mbox LOCALMBOX
                                Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this
                                mbox file
          -C, --no-cache        Do not use local cache
          -v WANTVER, --use-version WANTVER
                                Get a specific version of the patch/series
          -t, --apply-cover-trailers
                                Apply trailers sent to the cover letter to all patches
          -S, --sloppy-trailers
                                Apply trailers without email address match checking
          -T, --no-add-trailers
                                Do not add or sort any trailers
          -s, --add-my-sob      Add your own signed-off-by to every patch
          -l, --add-link        Add a lore.kernel.org/r/ link to every patch
          -Q, --quilt-ready     Save mbox patches in a quilt-ready folder
        
        *Example*: b4 am 20200313231252.64999-1-keescook@chromium.org
        
        b4 attest
        ~~~~~~~~~
        usage:
          b4 attest [-h] [-f SENDER] [-n] [-o OUTPUT] patchfile [patchfile ...]
        
        positional arguments:
          patchfile             Patches to attest
        
        optional arguments:
          -h, --help            show this help message and exit
          -f SENDER, --from SENDER
                                Use a custom From field
          -n, --no-submit       Do not submit attestation, just save the message ready
                                to send
          -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                                Save attestation message in this file if not
                                submitting it
        
        *Example*: b4 attest -n -o output/xxxx-attestation.patch output/\*.patch
        
        CONFIGURATION
        -------------
        B4 configuration is handled via git-config(1), so you can store it in
        either the toplevel $HOME/.gitconfig file, or in a per-repository
        .git/config file if your workflow changes per project.
        
        Default configuration, with explanations::
        
           [b4]
              # Where to look up threads by message id
              midmask = https://lore.kernel.org/r/%s'
              #
              # When recording Link: trailers, use this mask
              linkmask = https://lore.kernel.org/r/%s'
              #
              # When processing thread trailers, use this order. Can use shell-globbing
              # and must end with ,*
              # Common alternative order:
              #trailer-order=link*,fixes*,cc*,reported*,suggested*,original*,co-*,tested*,reviewed*,acked*,signed-off*,*
              trailer-order = fixes*,reported*,suggested*,original*,co-*,signed-off*,tested*,reviewed*,acked*,cc*,link*,*
              #
              # Attestation-checking configuration parameters
              # off: do not bother checking attestation
              # check: print an attaboy when attestation is found
              # softfail: print a warning when no attestation found
              # hardfail: exit with an error when no attestation found
              attestation-policy = check
              #
              # "gpg" (whatever gpg is configured to do) or "tofu" to force TOFU mode
              # If you don't already have a carefully maintained web of trust setup, it is
              # strongly recommended to set this to "tofu"
              attestation-trust-model = gpg
              #
              # How strict should we be when comparing the email address in From to the
              # email addresses in the key's UIDs?
              # strict: must match one of the uids on the key to pass
              # loose: any valid and trusted key will be accepted
              attestation-uid-match = loose
              #
              # When showing attestation check results, do you like "fancy" (color, unicode)
              # or simple checkmarks?
              attestation-checkmarks = fancy
              #
              # How long before we consider attestation to be too old?
              attestation-staleness-days = 30
              #
              # You can point this at a non-default home dir, if you like, or leave out to
              # use the OS default.
              attestation-gnupghome = None
              #
              # If this is not set, we'll use what we find in
              # git-config for gpg.program; and if that's not set,
              # we'll use "gpg" and hope for the best
              gpgbin = None
              #
              # How long to keep downloaded threads in cache (minutes)?
              cache-expire = 10
        
        
        SUPPORT
        -------
        Please email tools@linux.kernel.org with support requests.
        
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