
CHECK-SUPPORT-STATUS(1)
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NAME
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check-support-status - check installed packages for security support

VERSION
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Version 2014.05.29

SYNOPSIS
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Search for packages with ended or limited support:

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    check-support-status
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Search for packages with ended support from a custom list, reporting
each package only once:

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    check-support-status \
        --type ended \
        --status-db /path/to/status-db \
        --list /path/to/security-support-ended
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OPTIONS
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*--list* 'FILE'::

Use the given file as the database of which packages are no longer
supported or have limited support. The file format is plain text in
columns, separated by one or more whitespace characters.
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For `--type ended`:
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--
* source package name
* last package version that is supported
* the date support was ended
* the rest (optional): details, and/or a URL for further information.
--
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For `--type limited`:
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--
* source package name
* the rest (optional): details, and/or a URL for further information.
--
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If no "--list" is provided, the script is run for both ended and
limited support, using the lists shipped in the package.

*--no-heading*::

Skips printing a headline.

*--status-db* 'FILE'::

Use the given file to record alerts so each affected package is
reported only once.
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Default: No records, any affected package will be reported every time.

*--type* 'TYPE'::

One of the following:

   * "ended": Alert for packages where security support has ended.
   * "limited": Alert for packages where security support is limited.

*--version, --Version, -V*::

Show the version number and exit.

BUGS
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Installations with mixed distributions like half-stable, half-testing
are not supported.

AUTHOR
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Christoph Biedl <debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
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Copyright (C) 2014 Christoph Biedl <debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de>

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public
License version 2 can be found in
"/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2".
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