Provided by: devscripts_2.23.7_all 
NAME
salsa - tool to manipulate salsa projects, repositories and group members
SYNOPSIS
# salsa <command> <parameters> <options>
salsa add_user developer foobar --group-id 2665
salsa delete_user foobar --group js-team
salsa search_groups perl-team/modules
salsa search_projects qa/qa
salsa search_users yadd
salsa update_user maintainer foobar --group js-team
salsa whoami
salsa checkout node-mongodb --group js-team
salsa fork salsa fork --group js-team user/node-foo
salsa last_ci_status js-team/nodejs
salsa pipelines js-team/nodejs
salsa mr debian/foo debian/master
salsa push_repo . --group js-team --kgb --irc devscripts --tagpending
salsa update_projects node-mongodb --group js-team --disable-kgb --desc \
--desc-pattern "Package %p"
salsa update_safe --all --desc --desc-pattern "Debian package %p" \
--group js-team
DESCRIPTION
salsa is designed to create and configure projects and repositories on <https://salsa.debian.org> as well
as to manage group members.
A Salsa token is required, except for search* commands, and must be set in command line (see below), or
in your configuration file (~/.devscripts):
SALSA_TOKEN=abcdefghi
or
SALSA_TOKEN=`cat ~/.token`
or
SALSA_TOKEN_FILE=~/.dpt.conf
If you choose to link another file using SALSA_TOKEN_FILE, it must contain a line with one of (no
differences):
<anything>SALSA_PRIVATE_TOKEN=xxxx
<anything>SALSA_TOKEN=xxxx
This allows for example to use dpt(1) configuration file (~/.dpt.conf) which contains:
DPT_SALSA_PRIVATE_TOKEN=abcdefghi
COMMANDS
Managing users and groups
add_user
Add a user to a group.
salsa --group js-group add_user guest foouser
salsa --group-id 1234 add_user guest foouser
salsa --group-id 1234 add_user maintainer 1245
First argument is the GitLab's access levels: guest, reporter, developer, maintainer, owner.
delete_user or del_user
Remove a user from a group.
salsa --group js-team delete_user foouser
salsa --group-id=1234 delete_user foouser
join
Request access to a group.
salsa join js-team
salsa join --group js-team
salsa join --group-id 1234
list_groups
List the subgroups for current group if group is set, otherwise will do the current user.
list_users or group
List users in a subgroup. Note, this does not include inherited or invited.
salsa --group js-team list_users
salsa --group-id 1234 list_users
search_groups
Search for a group using given string. Shows group ID and other information.
salsa search_groups perl-team
salsa search_groups perl-team/modules
salsa search_groups 2666
search_users
Search for a user using given string. Shows user ID and other information.
salsa search_users yadd
update_user
Update a user's role in a group.
salsa --group-id 1234 update_user guest foouser
salsa --group js-team update_user maintainer 1245
First argument is the GitLab's access levels: guest, reporter, developer, maintainer, owner.
whoami
Gives information on the token owner.
salsa whoami
Managing projects
One of "--group", "--group-id", "--user" or "--user-id" is required to manage projects. If both are set,
salsa warns and only "--user"/"--user-id" is used. If none is given, salsa uses current user ID (token
owner).
check_projects or check_repo
Verify that projects are configured as expected. It works exactly like update_projects except that it
does not modify anything but just lists projects not well configured with found errors.
salsa --user yadd --tagpending --kgb --irc=devscripts check_projects test
salsa --group js-team check_projects --all
salsa --group js-team --rename-head check_projects test1 test2 test3
checkout or co
Clone a project's repository in current directory. If the directory already exists, update local
repository.
salsa --user yadd checkout devscripts
salsa --group js-team checkout node-mongodb
salsa checkout js-team/node-mongodb
You can clone more than one repository or all repositories of a group or a user:
salsa --user yadd checkout devscripts autodep8
salsa checkout yadd/devscripts js-team/npm
salsa --group js-team checkout --all # All js-team active repositories
salsa checkout --all-archived # All your repositories, including archived
create_project or create_repo
Create public empty project. If "--group"/"--group-id" is set, project is created in group directory,
else in user directory.
salsa --user yadd create_project test
salsa --group js-team --kgb --irc-channel=devscripts create_project test
delete_project or del_repo
Delete a project.
fork
Forks a project in group/user repository and set "upstream" to original project. Example:
$ salsa fork js-team/node-mongodb --verbose
...
salsa.pl info: node-mongodb ready in node-mongodb/
$ cd node-mongodb
$ git remote --verbose show
origin git@salsa.debian.org:me/node-mongodb (fetch)
origin git@salsa.debian.org:me/node-mongodb (push)
upstream git@salsa.debian.org:js-team/node-mongodb (fetch)
upstream git@salsa.debian.org:js-team/node-mongodb (push)
For a group:
salsa fork --group js-team user/node-foo
forks
List forks of project(s).
salsa forks qa/qa debian/devscripts
Project can be set using full path or using --group/--group-id or --user/--user-id, else it is
searched in current user namespace.
push
Push relevant packaging refs to origin Git remote. To be run from packaging working directory.
salsa push
It pushes the following refs to the configured remote for the debian-branch or, falling back, to the
"origin" remote:
"master" branch (or whatever is set to debian-branch in gbp.conf)
"upstream" branch (or whatever is set to upstream-branch in gbp.conf)
"pristine-tar" branch
tags named "debian/*" (or whatever is set to debian-tag in gbp.conf)
tags named "upstream/*" (or whatever is set to upstream-tag in gbp.conf)
all tags, if the package's source format is "3.0 (native)"
list_projects or list_repos or ls
Shows projects owned by user or group. If second argument exists, search only matching projects.
salsa --group js-team list_projects
salsa --user yadd list_projects foo*
last_ci_status
Displays the last continuous integration result. Use --verbose to see URL of pipeline when result
isn't success. Unless --no-fail is set, salsa last_ci_status will stop on first "failed" status.
salsa --group js-team last_ci_status --all --no-fail
salsa --user yadd last_ci_status foo
salsa last_ci_status js-team/nodejs
This commands returns the number of "failed" status found. "success" entries are displayed using
STDOUT while other are displayed (with details) using STDERR. Then you can easily see only failures
using:
salsa --group js-team last_ci_status --all --no-fail >/dev/null
pipeline_schedule or schedule
Control pipeline schedule.
pipeline_schedules or schedules
Lists current pipeline schedule items.
You can use --no-fail and --all options here.
merge_request or mr
Creates a merge request.
Suppose you created a fork using salsa fork, modify some things in a new branch using one commit and
want to propose it to original project (branch "master"). You just have to launch this in source
directory:
salsa merge_request
Another example:
salsa merge_request --mr-dst-project debian/foo --mr-dst-branch debian/master
Or simply:
salsa merge_request debian/foo debian/master
Note that unless destination project has been set using command line, salsa merge_request will search
it in the following order:
using GitLab API: salsa will detect from where this project was forked
using "upstream" origin
else salsa will use source project as destination project
To force salsa to use source project as destination project, you can use "same":
salsa merge_request --mr-dst-project same
# or
salsa merge_request same
New merge request will be created using last commit title and description.
See --mr-* options for more.
merge_requests or mrs
List opened merge requests for project(s).
salsa merge_requests qa/qa debian/devscripts
Project can be set using full path or using --group/--group-id or --user/--user-id, else it is
searched in current user namespace.
protect_branch
Protect/unprotect a branch.
Protect
# project branch merge push
salsa --group js-team protect_branch node-mongodb master m d
"merge" and "push" can be one of:
o, owner: owner only
m, maintainer: o + maintainers allowed
d, developer: m + developers allowed
r, reporter: d + reporters allowed
g, guest: r + guest allowed
Unprotect
salsa --group js-team protect_branch node-mongodb master no
protected_branches
List protected branches:
salsa --group js-team protected_branches node-mongodb
push_repo
Create a new project from a local Debian source directory configured with git.
push_repo executes the following steps:
gets project name using debian/changelog file;
launches git remote add upstream ...;
launches create_project;
pushes local repository.
Examples:
salsa --user yadd push_repo ./test
salsa --group js-team --kgb --irc-channel=devscripts push_repo .
rename_branch
Rename branch given in --source-branch with name given in --dest-branch. You can use --no-fail,
--all and --all-archived options here.
search_projects or search_repo or search
Search for a project using given string. Shows name, owner ID and other information.
salsa search_projects devscripts
salsa search_projects debian/devscripts
salsa search_projects 18475
update_projects or update_repo
Configure projects using parameters given to command line. A project name has to be given unless
--all or --all-archived is set. Prefer to use update_safe.
salsa --user yadd --tagpending --kgb --irc=devscripts update_projects test
salsa --group js-team update_projects --all
salsa --group js-team --rename-head update_projects test1 test2 test3
salsa update_projects js-team/node-mongodb --kgb --irc debian-js
By default when using --all, salsa will fail on first error. If you want to continue, set --no-fail.
In this case, salsa will display a warning for each project that has fail but continue with next
project. Then to see full errors, set --verbose.
update_safe
Launch check_projects and ask before launching update_projects (unless --yes).
salsa --user yadd --tagpending --kgb --irc=devscripts update_safe test
salsa --group js-team update_safe --all
salsa --group js-team --rename-head update_safe test1 test2 test3
salsa update_safe js-team/node-mongodb --kgb --irc debian-js
Other
purge_cache
Empty local cache.
OPTIONS
General options
--chdir or -C
Change directory before launching command:
salsa --chdir ~/debian checkout debian/libapache2-mod-fcgid
--cache-file
File to store cached values. An empty value disables cache. Default: "~/.cache/salsa.json".
".devscripts" value: SALSA_CACHE_FILE
--no-cache
Disable cache usage. Same as --cache-file ''
--conf-file or --conffile
Add or replace default configuration files. This can only be used as the first option given on the
command-line. Default: "/etc/devscripts.conf" and "~/.devscripts".
replace:
salsa --conf-file test.conf <command>...
salsa --conf-file test.conf --conf-file test2.conf <command>...
add:
salsa --conf-file +test.conf <command>...
salsa --conf-file +test.conf --conf-file +test2.conf <command>...
If one --conf-file has no "+", default configuration files are ignored.
--no-conf or --noconf
Don't read any configuration files. This can only be used as the first option given on the command-
line.
--debug
Enable debugging output.
--group
Team to use. Use "salsa search_groups name" to find it.
If you want to use a subgroup, you have to set its full path:
salsa --group perl-team/modules/packages check_projects lemonldap-ng
".devscripts" value: SALSA_GROUP
Be careful when you use SALSA_GROUP in your ".devscripts" file. Every salsa command will be executed
in group space, for example if you want to propose a little change in a project using salsa fork +
salsa merge_request, this "fork" will be done in group space unless you set a --user/--user-id.
Prefer to use an alias in your ".bashrc" file. Example:
alias jsteam_admin="salsa --group js-team"
or
alias jsteam_admin="salsa --conf-file ~/.js.conf
or to use both .devscripts and .js.conf:
alias jsteam_admin="salsa --conf-file +~/.js.conf
then you can fix SALSA_GROUP in "~/.js.conf"
To enable bash completion for your alias, add this in your .bashrc file:
_completion_loader salsa
complete -F _salsa_completion jsteam_admin
--group-id
Group ID to use. Use "salsa search_groups name" to find it.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_GROUP_ID
Be careful when you use SALSA_GROUP_ID in your ".devscripts" file. Every salsa command will be
executed in group space, for example if you want to propose a little change in a project using salsa
fork + salsa merge_request, this "fork" will be done in group space unless you set a
--user/--user-id. Prefer to use an alias in your ".bashrc" file. Example:
alias jsteam_admin="salsa --group-id 2666"
or
alias jsteam_admin="salsa --conf-file ~/.js.conf
then you can fix SALSA_GROUP_ID in "~/.js.conf".
--help
Displays this manpage.
--info or -i
Prompt before sensible changes.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_INFO (yes/no)
--path
Repository path. Default to group or user path.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_REPO_PATH
--token
Token value (see above).
--token-file
File to find token (see above).
--user
Username to use. If neither --group, --group-id, --user or --user-id is set, salsa uses current user
ID (corresponding to salsa private token).
--user-id
User ID to use. Use "salsa search_users name" to find one. If neither --group, --group-id, --user or
--user-id is set, salsa uses current user ID (corresponding to salsa private token).
".devscripts" value: SALSA_USER_ID
--verbose
Enable verbose output.
--yes
Never ask for consent.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_YES (yes/no)
List/search project options
--archived, --no-archived
Instead of looking to active projects, list or search in archived projects. Note that you can't have
both archived and unarchived projects in the same request. Default: no (ie --no-archived).
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ARCHIVED (yes/no)
Update/create project options
--all, --all-archived
When set, all projects of group/user are affected by command. --all will filter all active projects,
whereas --all-archived will include active and archived projects.
--skip, --no-skip
Ignore project with --all or --all-achived. Example:
salsa update_projects --tagpending --all --skip qa --skip devscripts
To set multiples values, use spaces. Example:
SALSA_SKIP=qa devscripts
Using --no-skip will ignore any projects to be skipped and include them.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_SKIP
--skip-file
Ignore projects in this file (1 project per line).
salsa update_projects --tagpending --all --skip-file ~/.skip
".devscripts" value: SALSA_SKIP_FILE
--build-timeout
The maximum amount of time, in seconds, that a job can run. Default: 3600 (60 minutes).
salsa update_safe myrepo --build-timeout 3600
".devscripts" value: SALSA_BUILD_TIMEOUT
--avatar-path
Path to an image for the project's avatar. If path value contains "%p", it is replaced by project
name.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_AVATAR_PATH
--ci-config-path
Configure configuration file path of GitLab CI. Default: empty. Example:
salsa update_safe --ci-config-path recipes/debian.yml@salsa-ci-team/pipeline debian/devscripts
".devscripts" value: SALSA_CI_CONFIG_PATH
--desc, --no-desc
Configure a project's description using pattern given in desc-pattern.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_DESC (yes/no)
--desc-pattern
Project's description pattern. "%p" is replaced by project's name, while "%P" is replaced by
project's name given in command (may contains full path). Default: "Debian package %p".
".devscripts" value: SALSA_DESC_PATTERN
--email, --no-email, --disable-email
Enable, ignore or disable email-on-push.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_EMAIL (yes/ignore/no, default: ignore)
--email-recipient
Email-on-push recipient. Can be multi valued:
$ salsa update_safe myrepo \
--email-recipient foo@foobar.org \
--email-recipient bar@foobar.org
If recipient value contains "%p", it is replaced by project name.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_EMAIL_RECIPIENTS (use spaces to separate multiples recipients)
--analytics
Set analytics feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_ANALYTICS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--auto-devops
Set auto devops feature.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_AUTO_DEVOPS (yes/no, default: yes)
--container
Set container feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_CONTAINER (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--environments
Set environments feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--feature-flags
Set feature flags feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_FEATURE_FLAGS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--forks
Set forking a project feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_FORKS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--infrastructure
Set infrastructure feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_INFRASTRUCTURE (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--issues
Set issues feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_ISSUES (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--jobs
Set jobs feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_JOBS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--lfs
Set Large File Storage (LFS) feature.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_LFS (yes/no, default: yes)
--mr
Set merge requests feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_MR (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--monitor
Set monitor feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_MONITOR (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--packages
Set packages feature.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_PACKAGES (yes/no, default: yes)
--pages
Set pages feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_PAGES (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--releases
Set releases feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_RELEASES (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--enable-remove-source-branch, --disable-remove-source-branch
Enable or disable deleting source branch option by default for all new merge requests.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_REMOVE_SOURCE_BRANCH (yes/no, default: yes)
--repo
Set the project's repository feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_REPO (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--request-access
Allow users to request member access.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_REQUEST_ACCESS (yes/no)
--requirements
Set requirements feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_REQUIREMENTS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--security-compliance
Enable or disabled Security and Compliance feature.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_SECURITY_COMPLIANCE (yes/no)
--service-desk
Allow service desk feature.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_SERVICE_DESK (yes/no)
--snippets
Set snippets feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_SNIPPETS (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--wiki
Set wiki feature with permissions.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_ENABLE_WIKI (yes/private/no, default: yes)
--irc-channel
IRC channel for KGB or Irker. Can be used more than one time only with --irker.
Important: channel must not include the first "#". If salsa finds a channel starting with "#", it
will consider that the channel starts with 2 "#"!
".devscript" value: SALSA_IRC_CHANNEL
Multiple values must be space separated.
Since configuration files are read using sh, be careful when using "#": you must enclose the channel
with quotes, else sh will consider it as a comment and will ignore this value.
--irker, --no-irker, --disable-irker
Enable, ignore or disable Irker service.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_IRKER (yes/ignore/no, default: ignore)
--irker-host
Irker host. Default: ruprecht.snow-crash.org.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_IRKER_HOST
--irker-port
Irker port. Default: empty (default value).
".devscripts" value: SALSA_IRKER_PORT
--kgb, --no-kgb, --disable-kgb
Enable, ignore or disable KGB webhook.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_KGB (yes/ignore/no, default: ignore)
--kgb-options
List of KGB enabled options (comma separated). Default: issues_events, merge_requests_events,
note_events, pipeline_events, push_events, tag_push_events, wiki_page_events, enable_ssl_verification
$ salsa update_safe debian/devscripts --kgb --irc-channel devscripts \
--kgb-options 'merge_requests_events,issues_events,enable_ssl_verification'
List of available options: confidential_comments_events, confidential_issues_events,
confidential_note_events, enable_ssl_verification, issues_events, job_events, merge_requests_events,
note_events, pipeline_events, tag_push_events, wiki_page_events
".devscripts" value: SALSA_KGB_OPTIONS
--no-fail
Don't stop on error when using update_projects with --all or --all-archived when set to yes.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_NO_FAIL (yes/no, default: no)
--rename-head, --no-rename-head
Rename HEAD branch given by --source-branch into --dest-branch and change "default branch" of
project. Works only with update_projects.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_RENAME_HEAD (yes/no)
--source-branch
Default: "master".
".devscripts" value: SALSA_SOURCE_BRANCH
--dest-branch
Default: "debian/master".
".devscripts" value: SALSA_DEST_BRANCH
--tagpending, --no-tagpending, --disable-tagpending
Enable, ignore or disable "tagpending" webhook.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_TAGPENDING (yes/ignore/no, default: ignore)
Pipeline schedules
--schedule-desc
Description of the pipeline schedule.
--schedule-ref
Branch or tag name that is triggered.
--schedule-cron
Cron schedule. Example:
0 1 * * *.
--schedule-tz
Time zone to run cron schedule. Default: UTC.
--schedule-enable, --schedule-disable
Enable/disable the pipeline schedule to run. Default: disabled.
--schedule-run
Trigger --schedule-desc scheduled pipeline to run immediately. Default: false.
--schedule-delete
Delete --schedule-desc pipeline schedule.
Merge requests options
--mr-title
Title for merge request. Default: last commit title.
--mr-desc
Description of new MR. Default:
empty if --mr-title is set
last commit description if any
--mr-dst-branch (or second command line argument)
Destination branch. Default: "master".
--mr-dst-project (or first command line argument)
Destination project. Default: project from which the current project was forked; or, if not found,
"upstream" value found using git remote --verbose show; or using source project.
If --mr-dst-project is set to same, salsa will use source project as destination.
--mr-src-branch
Source branch. Default: current branch.
--mr-src-project
Source project. Default: current project found using git remote --verbose show.
--mr-allow-squash, --no-mr-allow-squash
Allow upstream project to squash your commits, this is the default.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_MR_ALLOW_SQUASH (yes/no)
--mr-remove-source-branch, --no-mr-remove-source-branch
Remove source branch if merge request is accepted. Default: no.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_MR_REMOVE_SOURCE_BRANCH (yes/no)
Options to manage other GitLab instances
--api-url
GitLab API. Default: <https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4>.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_API_URL
--git-server-url
Default: "git@salsa.debian.org:".
".devscripts" value: SALSA_GIT_SERVER_URL
--irker-server-url
Default: "ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/".
".devscripts" value: SALSA_IRKER_SERVER_URL
--kgb-server-url
Default: <https://kgb.debian.net/webhook/?channel=>.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_KGB_SERVER_URL
--tagpending-server-url
Default: <https://webhook.salsa.debian.org/tagpending/>.
".devscripts" value: SALSA_TAGPENDING_SERVER_URL
Configuration file example
Example to use salsa with <https://gitlab.ow2.org> (group "lemonldap-ng"):
SALSA_TOKEN=`cat ~/.ow2-gitlab-token`
SALSA_API_URL=https://gitlab.ow2.org/api/v4
SALSA_GIT_SERVER_URL=git@gitlab.ow2.org:
SALSA_GROUP_ID=34
Then to use it, add something like this in your ".bashrc" file:
alias llng_admin='salsa --conffile ~/.salsa-ow2.conf'
SEE ALSO
dpt-salsa
AUTHOR
Xavier Guimard <yadd@debian.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2018, Xavier Guimard <yadd@debian.org>
It contains code formerly found in dpt-salsa (pkg-perl-tools) copyright 2018, gregor herrmann
<gregoa@debian.org>.
This library 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, or (at your
option) any later version.
This program 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/>.
Debian Utilities 2023-12-12 SALSA(1)