git-send-email(1)
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-v0.1, July 2005
NAME
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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:
- --to
- Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
- Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
- project involved.
+--bcc::
+ Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email.
++
+The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
+
+--cc::
+ Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
++
+The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
+
+--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
+ 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.
+
+--compose::
+ Use $EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the
+ patch series.
- --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.
- --compose
- Use \$EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the
- patch series.
-
- --subject
- Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
+--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.
- --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)
+--no-signed-off-by-cc::
+ Do not add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
+ cc list.
+
+--quiet::
+ Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
+ all that is output.
+
+--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;
+ the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
+ be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
+ option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
+ `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
+ `localhost` otherwise.
+
+--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.
- --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
- this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
- entire patch series.
- Default is --chain-reply-to
+--suppress-from::
+ Do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it shows up in a From:
+ line.
+
+--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.
+
+--to::
+ Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
+ Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
+ project involved.
++
+The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+
+
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+sendemail.aliasesfile::
+ To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
+ email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
+
+sendemail.aliasfiletype::
+ Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
+ one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
+
+sendemail.bcc::
+ Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
- --smtp-server
- If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use. Defaults to
- localhost.
+sendemail.chainreplyto::
+ Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
+ parameter.
+sendemail.smtpserver::
+ Default smtp server to use.
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