Merge branch 'bg/maint-remote-update-default' into maint

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index d6b192b7b9d6c7d67703b5e2984a9fed7ffcea3b..8c482f40b98f81460da7230a8656a9a4a97d77df 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
 
 --compose::
-       Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
-       introductory message for the patch series.
+       Invoke a text editor (see GIT_EDITOR in linkgit:git-var[1])
+       to edit an introductory message for the patch series.
 +
 When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
 In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ Sending
 --envelope-sender=<address>::
        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
+       subscribed to a list. In order to use the 'From' address, set the
+       value to "auto". 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=<encryption>::
@@ -142,8 +143,9 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
 
 --smtp-server-port=<port>::
        Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
-       servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
-       465); symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 465)
+       servers typically listen to smtp port 25, but may also listen to
+       submission port 587, or the common SSL smtp port 465);
+       symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
        are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
        'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.