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SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git send-email' [options] <file|directory> [... file|directory]
+'git send-email' [options] <file|directory|rev-list options>...
DESCRIPTION
specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
+
OPTIONS
-------
-The options available are:
+
+Composing
+~~~~~~~~~
--bcc::
Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
+
The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
---cc-cmd::
- Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
- should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
- Output of this command must be single email address per line.
- Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
-
---[no-]chain-reply-to::
- If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
- email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
- the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
- this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
- entire patch series. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
- configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
+--annotate::
+ Review each patch you're about to send in an editor. The setting
+ 'sendemail.multiedit' defines if this will spawn one editor per patch
+ or one for all of them at once.
--compose::
Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
introductory message for the patch series.
-
---dry-run::
- Do everything except actually send the emails.
-
---envelope-sender::
- Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
- This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
- subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
- suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of
- the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
- unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
++
+When '--compose' is used, git send-email gets less interactive will use the
+values of the headers you set there. If the body of the email (what you type
+after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank (or GIT: prefixed)
+lines, the summary won't be sent, but git-send-email will still use the
+Headers values if you don't removed them.
++
+If it wasn't able to see a header in the summary it will ask you about it
+interactively after quitting your editor.
--from::
Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l".
The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
---identity::
- A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
- 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
- values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
- the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
-
--in-reply-to::
Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
is not set, this will be prompted for.
---quiet::
- Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
- all that is output.
+--subject::
+ Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
+ Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
+ is not set, this will be prompted for.
---[no-]signed-off-by-cc::
- If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
- cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffcc' configuration
- value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
+--to::
+ Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
+ will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
+ value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
+ this will be prompted for.
++
+The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+
+
+Sending
+~~~~~~~
+
+--envelope-sender::
+ Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
+ This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
+ subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
+ suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of
+ the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
+ unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
--smtp-encryption::
Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
then authentication is not attempted.
---subject::
- Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
- Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
- is not set, this will be prompted for.
+
+Automating
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+--cc-cmd::
+ Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
+ should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
+ Output of this command must be single email address per line.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
+
+--[no-]chain-reply-to::
+ If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
+ email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
+ the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
+ this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
+ entire patch series. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
+ configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
+
+--identity::
+ A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
+ 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
+ values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
+ the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
+
+--[no-]signed-off-by-cc::
+ If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
+ cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
+ value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
--suppress-cc::
Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
header set. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration
value; if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
---to::
- Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
- will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
- value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
- this will be prompted for.
-+
-The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+
+Administering
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+--dry-run::
+ Do everything except actually send the emails.
+
+--quiet::
+ Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
+ all that is output.
--[no-]validate::
Perform sanity checks on patches.
Currently, validation means the following:
+
+--[no-]format-patch::
+ When an argument may be understood either as a reference or as a file name,
+ choose to understand it as a format-patch argument ('--format-patch')
+ or as a file name ('--no-format-patch'). By default, when such a conflict
+ occurs, git send-email will fail.
+
--
* Warn of patches that contain lines longer than 998 characters; this
CONFIGURATION
-------------
+
sendemail.aliasesfile::
To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
+sendemail.multiedit::
+ If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit
+ files you have to edit (patches when '--annotate' is used, and the
+ summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
+ after the other, spawning a new editor each time.
+
+
Author
------
Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
git-send-email is originally based upon
send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
+
Documentation
--------------
Documentation by Ryan Anderson
+
GIT
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