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-rw-r--r--becommands/new.py11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/becommands/new.py b/becommands/new.py
index 32e070a..ec28138 100644
--- a/becommands/new.py
+++ b/becommands/new.py
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ def execute(args, test=False):
if len(args) != 1:
raise cmdutil.UsageError("Please supply a summary message")
bd = bugdir.BugDir(from_disk=True, manipulate_encodings=not test)
- bug = bd.new_bug(summary=args[0])
+ if args[0] == '-': # read summary from stdin
+ summary = sys.stdin.readline()
+ else:
+ summary = args[0]
+ bug = bd.new_bug(summary=summary.strip())
if options.reporter != None:
bug.reporter = options.reporter
else:
@@ -66,8 +70,9 @@ def get_parser():
return parser
longhelp="""
-Create a new bug, with a new ID. The summary specified on the commandline
-is a string that describes the bug briefly.
+Create a new bug, with a new ID. The summary specified on the
+commandline is a string (only one line) that describes the bug briefly
+or "-", in which case the string will be read from stdin.
"""
def help():