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1 git-send-email(1)
2 =================
4 NAME
5 ----
6 git-send-email - Send a collection of patches as emails
9 SYNOPSIS
10 --------
11 'git-send-email' [options] <file|directory> [... file|directory]
15 DESCRIPTION
16 -----------
17 Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.
19 The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
20 specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
21 enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
23 OPTIONS
24 -------
25 The options available are:
27 --bcc::
28 Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email.
29 +
30 The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
32 --cc::
33 Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
34 +
35 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
37 --cc-cmd::
38 Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
39 should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
40 Output of this command must be single email address per line.
41 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
43 --chain-reply-to, --no-chain-reply-to::
44 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
45 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
46 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
47 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
48 entire patch series.
49 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto' configuration
50 value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
52 --compose::
53 Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
54 introductory message for the patch series.
56 --from::
57 Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
58 the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l".
59 The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
61 --in-reply-to::
62 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
63 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
64 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
65 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
66 is not set, this will be prompted for.
68 --signed-off-by-cc, --no-signed-off-by-cc::
69 If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
70 cc list.
71 Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffcc' configuration value;
72 if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
74 --quiet::
75 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
76 all that is output.
78 --smtp-server::
79 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
80 `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
81 specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
82 the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
83 be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
84 option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
85 `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
86 `localhost` otherwise.
88 --subject::
89 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
90 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
91 is not set, this will be prompted for.
93 --suppress-from, --no-suppress-from::
94 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it
95 shows up in a From: line.
96 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
97 if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
99 --thread, --no-thread::
100 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
101 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
102 header set.
103 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration value;
104 if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
106 --dry-run::
107 Do everything except actually send the emails.
109 --envelope-sender::
110 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
111 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
112 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
113 suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
115 --to::
116 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
117 Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
118 project involved.
119 +
120 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
123 CONFIGURATION
124 -------------
125 sendemail.aliasesfile::
126 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
127 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
129 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
130 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
131 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
133 sendemail.cccmd::
134 Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
136 sendemail.bcc::
137 Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
139 sendemail.chainreplyto::
140 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
141 parameter.
143 sendemail.smtpserver::
144 Default smtp server to use.
146 Author
147 ------
148 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
150 git-send-email is originally based upon
151 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
153 Documentation
154 --------------
155 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
157 GIT
158 ---
159 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite