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B4
==
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Work with patches in a public-inbox archive
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:Author: mricon@kernel.org
:Date: 2020-03-16
:Copyright: The Linux Foundation and contributors
:License: GPLv2+
:Version: 0.3.0
: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
*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
-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
-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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