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|rev-list options>...
14 DESCRIPTION
15 -----------
16 Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.
18 The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
19 specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
20 enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
22 There are two formats accepted for patch files:
24 1. mbox format files
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26 This is what linkgit:git-format-patch[1] generates. Most headers and MIME
27 formatting are ignored.
29 2. The original format used by Greg Kroah-Hartman's 'send_lots_of_email.pl'
30 script
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32 This format expects the first line of the file to contain the "Cc:" value
33 and the "Subject:" of the message as the second line.
36 OPTIONS
37 -------
39 Composing
40 ~~~~~~~~~
42 --annotate::
43 Review and edit each patch you're about to send. See the
44 CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
46 --bcc=<address>::
47 Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
48 'sendemail.bcc'.
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50 The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
52 --cc=<address>::
53 Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
54 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
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56 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
58 --compose::
59 Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
60 introductory message for the patch series.
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62 When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
63 In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message
64 (what you type after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank
65 (or GIT: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
66 and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
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68 Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
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70 See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
72 --from=<address>::
73 Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
74 the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l".
75 The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
77 --in-reply-to=<identifier>::
78 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
79 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
80 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
81 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
82 is not set, this will be prompted for.
84 --subject=<string>::
85 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
86 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
87 is not set, this will be prompted for.
89 --to=<address>::
90 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
91 will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
92 value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
93 this will be prompted for.
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95 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
98 Sending
99 ~~~~~~~
101 --envelope-sender=<address>::
102 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
103 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
104 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
105 suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of
106 the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
107 unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
109 --smtp-encryption=<encryption>::
110 Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
111 value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
112 'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
114 --smtp-pass[=<password>]::
115 Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
116 argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
117 the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass',
118 however '--smtp-pass' always overrides this value.
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120 Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
121 or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
122 '--smtp-user' or a 'sendemail.smtpuser'), but no password has been
123 specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the
124 user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
126 --smtp-server=<host>::
127 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
128 `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
129 specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
130 the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
131 be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
132 option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
133 `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
134 `localhost` otherwise.
136 --smtp-server-port=<port>::
137 Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
138 servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
139 465); symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 465)
140 are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
141 'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.
143 --smtp-ssl::
144 Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
146 --smtp-user=<user>::
147 Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser';
148 if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
149 then authentication is not attempted.
152 Automating
153 ~~~~~~~~~~
155 --cc-cmd=<command>::
156 Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
157 should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
158 Output of this command must be single email address per line.
159 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
161 --[no-]chain-reply-to=<identifier>::
162 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
163 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
164 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
165 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
166 entire patch series. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
167 configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
169 --identity=<identity>::
170 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
171 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
172 values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
173 the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
175 --[no-]signed-off-by-cc::
176 If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
177 cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
178 value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
180 --suppress-cc=<category>::
181 Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
182 auto-cc of:
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184 --
185 - 'author' will avoid including the patch author
186 - 'self' will avoid including the sender
187 - 'cc' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the patch header
188 except for self (use 'self' for that).
189 - 'ccbody' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the
190 patch body (commit message) except for self (use 'self' for that).
191 - 'sob' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines except
192 for self (use 'self' for that).
193 - 'cccmd' will avoid running the --cc-cmd.
194 - 'body' is equivalent to 'sob' + 'ccbody'
195 - 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
196 --
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198 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value; if
199 that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
200 specified, as well as 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
202 --[no-]suppress-from::
203 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
204 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration
205 value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
207 --[no-]thread::
208 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
209 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
210 header set. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration
211 value; if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
214 Administering
215 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
217 --confirm=<mode>::
218 Confirm just before sending:
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220 --
221 - 'always' will always confirm before sending
222 - 'never' will never confirm before sending
223 - 'cc' will confirm before sending when send-email has automatically
224 added addresses from the patch to the Cc list
225 - 'compose' will confirm before sending the first message when using --compose.
226 - 'auto' is equivalent to 'cc' + 'compose'
227 --
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229 Default is the value of 'sendemail.confirm' configuration value; if that
230 is unspecified, default to 'auto' unless any of the suppress options
231 have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
233 --dry-run::
234 Do everything except actually send the emails.
236 --[no-]format-patch::
237 When an argument may be understood either as a reference or as a file name,
238 choose to understand it as a format-patch argument ('--format-patch')
239 or as a file name ('--no-format-patch'). By default, when such a conflict
240 occurs, git send-email will fail.
242 --quiet::
243 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
244 all that is output.
246 --[no-]validate::
247 Perform sanity checks on patches.
248 Currently, validation means the following:
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250 --
251 * Warn of patches that contain lines longer than 998 characters; this
252 is due to SMTP limits as described by http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt.
253 --
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255 Default is the value of 'sendemail.validate'; if this is not set,
256 default to '--validate'.
259 CONFIGURATION
260 -------------
262 sendemail.aliasesfile::
263 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
264 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
266 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
267 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
268 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
270 sendemail.multiedit::
271 If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit
272 files you have to edit (patches when '--annotate' is used, and the
273 summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
274 after the other, spawning a new editor each time.
276 sendemail.confirm::
277 Sets the default for whether to confirm before sending. Must be
278 one of 'always', 'never', 'cc', 'compose', or 'auto'. See '--confirm'
279 in the previous section for the meaning of these values.
282 Author
283 ------
284 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
286 git-send-email is originally based upon
287 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
290 Documentation
291 --------------
292 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
295 GIT
296 ---
297 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite