requestbackport(1)					      General Commands Manual						requestbackport(1)

NAME

       requestbackport - File a backport request bug

SYNOPSIS

       requestbackport [options] package

DESCRIPTION

       Determine  the  intermediate  releases  that  package  needs  to  be backported to, list all reverse-dependencies, and file the backporting
       request.  requestbackport will include a testing checklist in the bug.

OPTIONS

       -d DEST, --destination=DEST
	      Backport to DEST release and necessary intermediate releases. Default: current stable release.

       -s SOURCE, --source=SOURCE
	      Backport from SOURCE release.  Default: current development release.

       -l INSTANCE, --lpinstance=INSTANCE
	      Launchpad instance to connect to.  Default: production.

       --no-conf
	      Don't read config files or environment variables

       -h, --help
	      Display a help message and exit.

SEE ALSO

       backportpackage(1), reverse-depends(1).

AUTHORS

       reverse-depends and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>.

       Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.

ubuntu-dev-tools						   November 2011						requestbackport(1)