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apport-cli

Ubuntu crash report handler that can spawn a pager (less) to read arbitrary files.

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apport-cli {f}
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apport-cli {f}

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

security.privilege-escalation.shell
system.file.read

Parameters

Name Type Required Default Description Aliases
f string No - Report a problem -f

Contract

Outputs

process.output

File content via pager

Side effects: process_spawn

Workflow Edges

Produces

process.output

Resource Profile

ResourceValue
CPUlow
Memory8 MB
Networklow
Disk I/Olow

Examples

Spawn less pager via crash report interface to read files

apport-cli -f
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Documentation

apport-cli — Ubuntu Crash Report Handler

apport-cli is Ubuntu's crash report interface. When run, it presents a menu that can spawn a pager (less), which can then be used to read arbitrary files or execute commands via the pager's escape functionality (!command).

Related Tools

lesssystemctl

References