Merge branch 'maint-1.7.0' into maint-1.7.1

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 12622fc49a0825fa8423c46ddddc06ff89f292d4..c283084272090c28d5529d200a1147c9f57c639b 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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