send-email: ask about and declare 8bit mails

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 3dfdc7cca6cf27be47bf610da5c84a99d1df7926..e70d9bfcdba4c803e72b6cfc8fea9d8f3287816a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
 +
 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
 
+--8bit-encoding=<encoding>::
+       When encountering a non-ASCII message or subject that does not
+       declare its encoding, add headers/quoting to indicate it is
+       encoded in <encoding>.  Default is the value of the
+       'sendemail.assume8bitEncoding'; if that is unspecified, this
+       will be prompted for if any non-ASCII files are encountered.
++
+Note that no attempts whatsoever are made to validate the encoding.
+
 
 Sending
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