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RE +.\" indent \\n[an-margin] +.\" old: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]] +.nr rst2man-indent-level -1 +.\" new: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]] +.in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u +.. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.INDENT 0.0 +.INDENT 3.5 +b4 {mbox,am,attest,attverify} [options] +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.SH DESCRIPTION +.sp +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. +.sp +The name "b4" was chosen for ease of typing and because B\-4 was the +precursor to Lore and Data in the Start Trek universe. +.SH SUBCOMMANDS +.INDENT 0.0 +.IP \(bu 2 +\fIb4 mbox\fP: Download a thread as an mbox file +.IP \(bu 2 +\fIb4 am\fP: Create an mbox file that is ready to git\-am +.IP \(bu 2 +\fIb4 attest\fP: Submit cryptographic attestation for patches +.UNINDENT +.SH OPTIONS +.INDENT 0.0 +.TP +.B \-h\fP,\fB \-\-help +show this help message and exit +.TP +.B \-d\fP,\fB \-\-debug +Add more debugging info to the output (default: False) +.TP +.B \-q\fP,\fB \-\-quiet +Output critical information only (default: False) +.UNINDENT +.SH SUBCOMMAND OPTIONS +.SS b4 mbox +.INDENT 0.0 +.TP +.B usage: b4 mbox [\-h] [\-o OUTDIR] [\-p USEPROJECT] [\-c] [\-n WANTNAME] +[\-m LOCALMBOX] +[msgid] +.TP +.B positional arguments: +msgid Message ID to process, or pipe a raw message +.TP +.B optional arguments: +.INDENT 7.0 +.TP +.B \-h\fP,\fB \-\-help +show this help message and exit +.TP +.BI \-o \ OUTDIR\fP,\fB \ \-\-outdir \ OUTDIR +Output into this directory +.TP +.BI \-p \ USEPROJECT\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-project \ USEPROJECT +Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux\-mm, +linux\-hardening, etc) +.TP +.B \-c\fP,\fB \-\-check\-newer\-revisions +Check if newer patch revisions exist +.TP +.BI \-n \ WANTNAME\fP,\fB \ \-\-mbox\-name \ WANTNAME +Filename to name the mbox file +.TP +.BI \-m \ LOCALMBOX\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-local\-mbox \ LOCALMBOX +Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this +mbox file +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.sp +\fIExample\fP: b4 mbox \fI\%20200313231252.64999\-1\-keescook@chromium.org\fP +.SS b4 am +.INDENT 0.0 +.TP +.B usage: b4 am [\-h] [\-o OUTDIR] [\-p USEPROJECT] [\-c] [\-n WANTNAME] +[\-m LOCALMBOX] [\-v WANTVER] [\-t] [\-T] [\-s] [\-l] [\-Q] +[msgid] +.TP +.B positional arguments: +msgid Message ID to process, or pipe a raw message +.TP +.B optional arguments: +.INDENT 7.0 +.TP +.B \-h\fP,\fB \-\-help +show this help message and exit +.TP +.BI \-o \ OUTDIR\fP,\fB \ \-\-outdir \ OUTDIR +Output into this directory +.TP +.BI \-p \ USEPROJECT\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-project \ USEPROJECT +Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux\-mm, +linux\-hardening, etc) +.TP +.B \-c\fP,\fB \-\-check\-newer\-revisions +Check if newer patch revisions exist +.TP +.BI \-n \ WANTNAME\fP,\fB \ \-\-mbox\-name \ WANTNAME +Filename to name the mbox file +.TP +.BI \-m \ LOCALMBOX\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-local\-mbox \ LOCALMBOX +Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this +mbox file +.TP +.BI \-v \ WANTVER\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-version \ WANTVER +Get a specific version of the patch/series +.TP +.B \-t\fP,\fB \-\-apply\-cover\-trailers +Apply trailers sent to the cover letter to all patches +.TP +.B \-T\fP,\fB \-\-no\-add\-trailers +Do not add or sort any trailers +.TP +.B \-s\fP,\fB \-\-add\-my\-sob +Add your own signed\-off\-by to every patch +.TP +.B \-l\fP,\fB \-\-add\-link +Add a lore.kernel.org/r/ link to every patch +.TP +.B \-Q\fP,\fB \-\-quilt\-ready +Save mbox patches in a quilt\-ready folder +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.sp +\fIExample\fP: b4 am \fI\%20200313231252.64999\-1\-keescook@chromium.org\fP +.SS b4 attest +.sp +usage: b4 attest [\-h] [\-f SENDER] [\-n] [\-o OUTPUT] patchfile [patchfile ...] +.INDENT 0.0 +.TP +.B positional arguments: +patchfile Patches to attest +.TP +.B optional arguments: +.INDENT 7.0 +.TP +.B \-h\fP,\fB \-\-help +show this help message and exit +.TP +.BI \-f \ SENDER\fP,\fB \ \-\-from \ SENDER +Use a custom From field +.TP +.B \-n\fP,\fB \-\-no\-submit +Do not submit attestation, just save the message ready +to send +.TP +.BI \-o \ OUTPUT\fP,\fB \ \-\-output \ OUTPUT +Save attestation message in this file if not +submitting it +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.sp +\fIExample\fP: b4 attest \-n \-o output/xxxx\-attestation.patch output/*.patch +.SH CONFIGURATION +.sp +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. +.sp +Default configuration, with explanations: +.INDENT 0.0 +.INDENT 3.5 +.sp +.nf +.ft C +[b4] + # Where to look up threads by message id + midmask = https://lore.kernel.org/r/%s\(aq + # + # When recording Link: trailers, use this mask + linkmask = https://lore.kernel.org/r/%s\(aq + # + # 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\(aqt 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\(aqs 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 + # + # 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\(aqll use what we find in + # git\-config for gpg.program; and if that\(aqs not set, + # we\(aqll use "gpg" and hope for the best + gpgbin = None +.ft P +.fi +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.SH SUPPORT +.sp +Please email \fI\%workflows@vger.kernel.org\fP with support requests. +.SH AUTHOR +mricon@kernel.org + +License: GPLv2+ +.SH COPYRIGHT +The Linux Foundation and contributors +.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer. +. |