If you run a search, a list of matching bugs will be returned.
The format of the list is configurable. For example, it can be sorted by clicking the column headings. Other useful features can be accessed using the links at the bottom of the list:
| Long Format: this gives you a large page with a non-editable summary of the fields of each bug. |
| CSV: get the buglist as comma-separated values, for import into e.g. a spreadsheet. |
| RSS get the buglist as an RSS 1.0 feed. Copy this link into your favorite feed reader. If you are using Firefox, you can also save the list as a live bookmark by clicking the live bookmark icon in the status bar. To limit the number of bugs in the feed, add a limit=n parameter to the URL. |
| iCalendar Get the buglist as an iCalendar file. Each bug is represented as a to-do item in the imported calendar. |
| Change Columns: change the bug attributes which appear in the list. |
| Change several bugs at once: If your account is sufficiently empowered, you can make the same change to all the bugs in the list - for example, changing their assignee. |
| Send mail to bug assignees: Sends mail to the assignees of all bugs on the list. |
| Edit Search: If you didn't get exactly the results you were looking for, you can return to the Query page through this link and make small revisions to the query you just made so you get more accurate results. |
| Remember Search As: You can give a search a name and remember it; a link will appear in your page footer giving you quick access to run it again later. |
If you would like to access the bug list from another program it is often useful to have the list returned in something other than HTML. By adding the ctype=type parameter into the bug list URL you can specify several alternate formats. The supported formats are: Comma Separated Values (ctype=csv), iCalendar (ctype=ics), RDF Site Summary (RSS) 1.0 (ctype=rss), ECMAScript, also known as JavaScript (ctype=js), and finally Resource Description Framework RDF/XML (ctype=rdf).