Improve tree_entry_interesting() handling code

[git.git] / Documentation / git-send-email.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 8c482f40b98f81460da7230a8656a9a4a97d77df..7ec9dabe6815f2b8ff03048043e1cfd81cd19fcc 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -82,11 +82,26 @@ See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
        set, as returned by "git var -l".
 
 --in-reply-to=<identifier>::
-       Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
-       Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
-       instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
-       Only necessary if --compose is also set.  If --compose
-       is not set, this will be prompted for.
+       Make the first mail (or all the mails with `--no-thread`) appear as a
+       reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
+       provide a new patch series.
+       The second and subsequent emails will be sent as replies according to
+       the `--[no]-chain-reply-to` setting.
++
+So for example when `--thread` and `--no-chain-reply-to` are specified, the
+second and subsequent patches will be replies to the first one like in the
+illustration below where `[PATCH v2 0/3]` is in reply to `[PATCH 0/2]`:
++
+  [PATCH 0/2] Here is what I did...
+    [PATCH 1/2] Clean up and tests
+    [PATCH 2/2] Implementation
+    [PATCH v2 0/3] Here is a reroll
+      [PATCH v2 1/3] Clean up
+      [PATCH v2 2/3] New tests
+      [PATCH v2 3/3] Implementation
++
+Only necessary if --compose is also set.  If --compose
+is not set, this will be prompted for.
 
 --subject=<string>::
        Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
@@ -97,10 +112,19 @@ See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
        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.
+       and --to-cmd is not specified, this will be prompted for.
 +
 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
 
+--8bit-encoding=<encoding>::
+       When encountering a non-ASCII message or subject that does not
+       declare its encoding, add headers/quoting to indicate it is
+       encoded in <encoding>.  Default is the value of the
+       'sendemail.assume8bitEncoding'; if that is unspecified, this
+       will be prompted for if any non-ASCII files are encountered.
++
+Note that no attempts whatsoever are made to validate the encoding.
+
 
 Sending
 ~~~~~~~
@@ -119,6 +143,13 @@ Sending
        value reverts to plain SMTP.  Default is the value of
        'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
 
+--smtp-domain=<FQDN>::
+       Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used in the
+       HELO/EHLO command to the SMTP server.  Some servers require the
+       FQDN to match your IP address.  If not set, git send-email attempts
+       to determine your FQDN automatically.  Default is the value of
+       'sendemail.smtpdomain'.
+
 --smtp-pass[=<password>]::
        Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
        argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
@@ -149,6 +180,15 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
        are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
        'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.
 
+--smtp-server-option=<option>::
+       If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server option to use.
+       Default value can be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserveroption'
+       configuration option.
++
+The --smtp-server-option option must be repeated for each option you want
+to pass to the server. Likewise, different lines in the configuration files
+must be used for each option.
+
 --smtp-ssl::
        Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
 
@@ -161,6 +201,12 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
 Automating
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+--to-cmd=<command>::
+       Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
+       should generate patch file specific "To:" entries.
+       Output of this command must be single email address per line.
+       Default is the value of 'sendemail.tocmd' configuration value.
+
 --cc-cmd=<command>::
        Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
        should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
@@ -172,8 +218,8 @@ Automating
        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.
+       entire patch series. Disabled by default, but the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
+       configuration variable can be used to enable it.
 
 --identity=<identity>::
        A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
@@ -276,6 +322,9 @@ have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
 Default is the value of 'sendemail.validate'; if this is not set,
 default to '--validate'.
 
+--force::
+       Send emails even if safety checks would prevent it.
+
 
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
@@ -300,6 +349,21 @@ sendemail.confirm::
        in the previous section for the meaning of these values.
 
 
+Use gmail as the smtp server
+----------------------------
+
+Add the following section to the config file:
+
+       [sendemail]
+               smtpencryption = tls
+               smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
+               smtpuser = yourname@gmail.com
+               smtpserverport = 587
+
+Note: the following perl modules are required
+      Net::SMTP::SSL, MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL
+
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>