git-send-email(1)
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-v0.1, July 2005
NAME
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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.
+
+--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.
+
+--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 $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
+ introductory message for the patch series.
--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.
- 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
+ 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.
---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
+--signed-off-by-cc, --no-signed-off-by-cc::
+ If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
+ cc list.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffcc' configuration value;
+ if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
+
+--quiet::
+ Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
+ all that is output.
+
+--identity::
+ A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
+ 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
+ values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
+ the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
--smtp-server::
- If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use. Defaults to
- localhost.
+ 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.
+
+--smtp-server-port::
+ Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
+ 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-ssl::
+ If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
+ Default is the value of the 'sendemail.smtpssl' configuration value;
+ if that is unspecified, does not use SSL.
+
+--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.
+
+--suppress-from, --no-suppress-from::
+ If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it
+ shows up in a From: line.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
+ if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
+--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
+ header set.
+ Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration value;
+ if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
+
+--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.identity::
+ The default configuration identity. When specified,
+ 'sendemail.<identity>.<item>' will have higher precedence than
+ 'sendemail.<item>'. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
+ identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
+ out of the repository and into the global configuation file.
+
+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.to::
+ Email address (or alias) to always send to.
+
+sendemail.cccmd::
+ Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
+
+sendemail.bcc::
+ Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
+
+sendemail.chainreplyto::
+ Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
+ parameter.
+
+sendemail.smtpserver::
+ Default SMTP server to use.
+
+sendemail.smtpuser::
+ Default SMTP-AUTH username.
+
+sendemail.smtppass::
+ Default SMTP-AUTH password.
+
+sendemail.smtpssl::
+ Boolean value specifying the default to the '--smtp-ssl' parameter.
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