RPMDEV-NEWSPEC(1)

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. Available types:

    None (/etc/rpmdevtools/spectemplate-*.spec)

-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 Skytt?? <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.