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authorKonstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>2022-06-16 13:31:32 -0400
committerKonstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>2022-06-16 13:31:32 -0400
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Add a note about proxying requests
Proxying requests is possible via the HTTPS_PROXY env variable, so make a note of that in the manpage. Suggested-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/tools/20220218153128.914071-1-void@manifault.com Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Work with code submissions in a public-inbox archive
----------------------------------------------------
:Author: mricon@kernel.org
-:Date: 2021-09-01
+:Date: 2022-06-16
:Copyright: The Linux Foundation and contributors
:License: GPLv2+
:Version: 0.9.0
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Work with code submissions in a public-inbox archive
SYNOPSIS
--------
-b4 {mbox,am,shazam,attest,pr,ty,diff} [options]
+b4 {mbox,am,shazam,pr,diff,ty,kr} [options]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ 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 shazam*: Similar to *am*, but lets you treat patch series similar to pull requests
-* *b4 pr*: Work with pull requests
-* *b4 diff*: Show range-diff style diffs between patch versions
-* *b4 ty*: Create templated replies for processed patches and pull requests
-* *b4 attest*: (EXPERIMENTAL) Add cryptographic attestation to patches
-* *b4 kr* (EXPERIMENTAL) Operate on patatt-compatible keyrings
+* *mbox*: Download a thread as an mbox file
+* *am*: Create an mbox file that is ready to git-am
+* *shazam*: Apply patch series to git repositories
+* *pr*: Work with pull requests
+* *diff*: Show range-diff style diffs between patch versions
+* *ty*: Create templated replies for processed patches and pull requests
+* *kr* (EXPERIMENTAL) Operate on patatt-compatible keyrings
+* *attest*: (DEPRECATED) Add cryptographic attestation to patches
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ usage: b4 attest [-h] patchfile [patchfile ...]
.. note::
+ **This subcommand is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+ version of b4.**
+
This functionality is now implemented via an auxiliary library called
"patatt". You may instead install and use patatt directly with the
same results.
@@ -373,6 +376,12 @@ Default configuration, with explanations::
# Separate multiple entries using comma (spaces are ignored), shell-style globbing accepted
email-exclude = *@codeaurora.org, example@example.com
+PROXYING REQUESTS
+-----------------
+Commands making remote HTTP requests may be configured to use a proxy by
+setting the **HTTPS_PROXY** environment variable, as described in
+https://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/user/advanced/#proxies.
+
SUPPORT
-------
Please email tools@linux.kernel.org with support requests,