RPMDEV-NEWSPEC

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: January 2021
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NAME

rpmdev-newspec - manual page for rpmdev-newspec version 2.4  

SYNOPSIS

rpmdev-newspec [,option/]... [,appname/[,.spec/]]  

DESCRIPTION

rpmdev-newspec generates new rpm .spec files from templates.  

OPTIONS

-o FILE, --output FILE
Output the specfile to FILE. "-" means stdout. The default is derived from <appname>, or "newpackage.spec" if <appname> is not given.
-t TYPE, --type TYPE
Force use of the TYPE spec template. The default is guessed from <appname>, falling back to "minimal" if the guesswork does not result in a more specific one or if <appname> is not given.
-m, --macros
Emit templates using macros instead of shell style variables. Configuration variable: NEWSPEC_PREFER_MACROS, default is off.
-D, --legacy-datestamp
Use use legacy datestamp for changelog entries. Configuration variable: NEWSPEC_LEGACY_DATESTAMP, default is off.
-r VERSION, --rpm-version VERSION
Filter out some spec file constructs not needed by the specified rpm(build) version and newer ones. Configuration variable: NEWSPEC_MIN_RPMVER, default is system rpm version.
-h, --help
Show this usage message and exit.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit.
 

FILES

,/etc/rpmdevtools/
Directory for specfile templates.

,/etc/rpmdevtools/newspec.conf/

System wide configuration.
 

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/>, component rpmdevtools, or at <https://pagure.io/rpmdevtools/issues>.  

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © Warren Togami <warren@togami.com>, Ville Skyttä <ville.skytta@iki.fi> This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
FILES
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT