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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index ff4aeff4e..0b1f183ce 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
+There are two formats accepted for patch files:
+
+1. mbox format files
++
+This is what linkgit:git-format-patch[1] generates. Most headers and MIME
+formatting are ignored.
+
+2. The original format used by Greg Kroah-Hartman's 'send_lots_of_email.pl'
+script
++
+This format expects the first line of the file to contain the "Cc:" value
+and the "Subject:" of the message as the second line.
+
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -26,13 +39,13 @@ OPTIONS
Composing
~~~~~~~~~
---bcc::
+--bcc=
::
Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
'sendemail.bcc'.
+
The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
---cc::
+--cc=::
Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
+
@@ -47,33 +60,32 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
introductory message for the patch series.
+
-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.
+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
+(what you type after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank
+(or GIT: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
+and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
+
-If it wasn't able to see a header in the summary it will ask you about it
-interactively after quitting your editor.
+Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
---from::
+--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.
---in-reply-to::
+--in-reply-to=::
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.
---subject::
+--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.
---to::
+--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,
@@ -85,7 +97,7 @@ The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
Sending
~~~~~~~
---envelope-sender::
+--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
@@ -93,12 +105,12 @@ Sending
the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
---smtp-encryption::
+--smtp-encryption=::
Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
---smtp-pass::
+--smtp-pass[=]::
Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass',
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the
user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
---smtp-server::
+--smtp-server=::
If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
`smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
@@ -120,7 +132,7 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
`/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
`localhost` otherwise.
---smtp-server-port::
+--smtp-server-port=::
Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
465). This can be set with 'sendemail.smtpserverport'.
@@ -128,7 +140,7 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
--smtp-ssl::
Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
---smtp-user::
+--smtp-user=::
Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser';
if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
then authentication is not attempted.
@@ -137,13 +149,13 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
Automating
~~~~~~~~~~
---cc-cmd::
+--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::
+--[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
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ Automating
entire patch series. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
---identity::
+--identity=::
A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
'sendemail.' subsection to take precedence over
values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
@@ -162,16 +174,27 @@ Automating
cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
---suppress-cc::
+--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.
+ auto-cc of:
++
+--
+- 'author' will avoid including the patch author
+- 'self' will avoid including the sender
+- 'cc' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the patch header
+ except for self (use 'self' for that).
+- 'ccbody' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the
+ patch body (commit message) except for self (use 'self' for that).
+- 'sob' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines except
+ for self (use 'self' for that).
+- 'cccmd' will avoid running the --cc-cmd.
+- 'body' is equivalent to 'sob' + 'ccbody'
+- '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 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
--[no-]suppress-from::
If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
@@ -188,6 +211,22 @@ Automating
Administering
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+--confirm=::
+ Confirm just before sending:
++
+--
+- 'always' will always confirm before sending
+- 'never' will never confirm before sending
+- 'cc' will confirm before sending when send-email has automatically
+ added addresses from the patch to the Cc list
+- 'compose' will confirm before sending the first message when using --compose.
+- 'auto' is equivalent to 'cc' + 'compose'
+--
++
+Default is the value of 'sendemail.confirm' configuration value; if that
+is unspecified, default to 'auto' unless any of the suppress options
+have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
+
--dry-run::
Do everything except actually send the emails.
@@ -231,6 +270,11 @@ sendemail.multiedit::
summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
after the other, spawning a new editor each time.
+sendemail.confirm::
+ Sets the default for whether to confirm before sending. Must be
+ one of 'always', 'never', 'cc', 'compose', or 'auto'. See '--confirm'
+ in the previous section for the meaning of these values.
+
Author
------