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[Merge] lp:~mbp/apport/mbp-doc into lp:apport

 

Martin Pool has proposed merging lp:~mbp/apport/mbp-doc into lp:apport.

Requested reviews:
  Apport upstream developers (apport-hackers)

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~mbp/apport/mbp-doc/+merge/89366

Add to the man page some description of where the files are stored.
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https://code.launchpad.net/~mbp/apport/mbp-doc/+merge/89366
Your team Apport upstream developers is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~mbp/apport/mbp-doc into lp:apport.
=== modified file 'man/apport-bug.1'
--- man/apport-bug.1	2010-04-30 19:12:36 +0000
+++ man/apport-bug.1	2012-01-20 00:43:36 +0000
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
 not originally filed through Apport, and the developers ask you to attach
 information from your system.
 
+.SH FILES
+apport crash files are written in to 
+.B /var/crash
+by default, named uniquely per binary name and user id.  They are not deleted after being sent to the bug tracker.  You can extract the core file (if any) and other information using 
+.B apport-unpack.
+
 .SH OPTIONS
 Please see the 
 .BR apport\-cli(1)