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.