the value of GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, or GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT if that is not
set, as returned by "git var -l".
+--reply-to=<address>::
+ Specify the address where replies from recipients should go to.
+ Use this if replies to messages should go to another address than what
+ is specified with the --from parameter.
+
--in-reply-to=<identifier>::
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
If you have multifactor authentication setup on your gmail account, you will
need to generate an app-specific password for use with 'git send-email'. Visit
-https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to setup an
-app-specific password. Once setup, you can store it with the credentials
-helper:
-
- $ git credential fill
- protocol=smtp
- host=smtp.gmail.com
- username=youname@gmail.com
- password=app-password
-
+https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords to create it.
Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the
following commands:
$ edit outgoing/0000-*
$ git send-email outgoing/*
+The first time you run it, you will be prompted for your credentials. Enter the
+app-specific or your regular password as appropriate. If you have credential
+helper configured (see linkgit:git-credential[1]), the password will be saved in
+the credential store so you won't have to type it the next time.
+
Note: the following perl modules are required
Net::SMTP::SSL, MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL