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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -96,11 +96,40 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
        servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
        465).
 
---smtp-user, --smtp-pass::
-       Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of
-       the configuration values 'sendemail.smtpuser' and
-       'sendemail.smtppass', but see also 'sendemail.identity'.
-       If not set, authentication is not attempted.
+--smtp-user::
+       Username for SMTP-AUTH. In place of this option, the following
+       configuration variables can be specified:
++
+--
+               * sendemail.smtpuser
+               * sendemail.<identity>.smtpuser (see sendemail.identity).
+--
++
+However, --smtp-user always overrides these variables.
++
+If a username is not specified (with --smtp-user or a
+configuration variable), then authentication is not attempted.
+
+--smtp-pass::
+       Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
+       argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
+       the password.
++
+In place of this option, the following configuration variables
+can be specified:
++
+--
+               * sendemail.smtppass
+               * sendemail.<identity>.smtppass (see sendemail.identity).
+--
++
+However, --smtp-pass always overrides these variables.
++
+Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
+or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
+--smtp-user or a configuration variable), but no password has been
+specified (with --smtp-pass or a configuration variable), then the
+user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
 
 --smtp-ssl::
        If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
@@ -117,6 +146,17 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
         Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
         if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
 
+--suppress-cc::
+       Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
+       auto-cc of.  'self' will avoid including the sender, 'author' will
+       avoid including the patch author, 'cc' will avoid including anyone
+       mentioned in Cc lines in the patch, 'sob' will avoid including
+       anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines, and 'cccmd' will avoid
+       running the --cc-cmd.  'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
+       Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value;
+       if that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
+       specified, as well as 'sob' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
+
 --thread, --no-thread::
        If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
        If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
@@ -137,6 +177,8 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
        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.
 
@@ -174,6 +216,9 @@ sendemail.chainreplyto::
 sendemail.smtpserver::
        Default SMTP server to use.
 
+sendemail.smtpserverport::
+       Default SMTP server port to use.
+
 sendemail.smtpuser::
        Default SMTP-AUTH username.