SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-send-email' [options] <file|directory> [... file|directory]
-
+'git send-email' [options] <file|directory|rev-list options>...
DESCRIPTION
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:
+
+Composing
+~~~~~~~~~
--bcc::
- Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email.
+ Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
+ 'sendemail.bcc'.
+
The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
--cc::
Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
+
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.
+--annotate::
+ Review each patch you're about to send in an editor. The setting
+ 'sendemail.multiedit' defines if this will spawn one editor per patch
+ or one for all of them at once.
--compose::
- Use $EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the
- patch series.
+ Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
+ introductory message for the patch series.
++
+When '--compose' is used, git send-email gets less interactive will use the
+values of the headers you set there. If the body of the email (what you type
+after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank (or GIT: prefixed)
+lines, the summary won't be sent, but git-send-email will still use the
+Headers values if you don't removed them.
++
+If it wasn't able to see a header in the summary it will ask you about it
+interactively after quitting your editor.
--from::
Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
- the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l".
+ the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l".
The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
--in-reply-to::
Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
is not set, this will be prompted for.
---no-signed-off-by-cc::
- Do not add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
- cc list.
+--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.
---quiet::
- Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
- all that is output.
+--to::
+ Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
+ will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
+ value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
+ this will be prompted for.
++
+The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+
+
+Sending
+~~~~~~~
+
+--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. Default is the value of
+ the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
+ unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
+
+--smtp-encryption::
+ Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
+ value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
+ 'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
+
+--smtp-pass::
+ Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
+ argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
+ the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass',
+ however '--smtp-pass' always overrides this value.
++
+Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
+or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
+'--smtp-user' or a 'sendemail.smtpuser'), but no password has been
+specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the
+user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
--smtp-server::
If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
`/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.
+--smtp-server-port::
+ Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
+ servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
+ 465). This can be set with 'sendemail.smtpserverport'.
+
+--smtp-ssl::
+ Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
+
+--smtp-user::
+ Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser';
+ if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
+ then authentication is not attempted.
+
+
+Automating
+~~~~~~~~~~
---suppress-from::
- Do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it shows up in a From:
- line.
+--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.
---threaded, --no-threaded::
+--[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.
+
+--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'.
+
+--[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.signedoffbycc' configuration
+ value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
+
+--suppress-cc::
+ Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
+ auto-cc of. 'self' will avoid including the sender, 'author' will
+ avoid including the patch author, 'cc' will avoid including anyone
+ mentioned in Cc lines in the patch, 'sob' will avoid including
+ anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines, and 'cccmd' will avoid
+ running the --cc-cmd. 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value;
+ if that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
+ specified, as well as 'sob' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
+
+--[no-]suppress-from::
+ If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
+ Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration
+ value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
+
+--[no-]thread::
If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
- If disabled with "--no-threaded", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
- header set.
- Default is the value of the 'sendemail.threaded' configuration value;
- if that is unspecified, default to --threaded.
+ 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.
+
+
+Administering
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--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.
+--quiet::
+ Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
+ all that is output.
---to::
- Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
- Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
- project involved.
+--[no-]validate::
+ Perform sanity checks on patches.
+ Currently, validation means the following:
+
-The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+--
+ * Warn of patches that contain lines longer than 998 characters; this
+ is due to SMTP limits as described by http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt.
+--
++
+Default is the value of 'sendemail.validate'; if this is not set,
+default to '--validate'.
+
+--[no-]format-patch::
+ When an argument may be understood either as a reference or as a file name,
+ choose to understand it as a format-patch argument ('--format-patch')
+ or as a file name ('--no-format-patch'). By default, when such a conflict
+ occurs, git send-email will fail.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
+
sendemail.aliasesfile::
To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
email aliases files. You must also supply '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.
+sendemail.multiedit::
+ If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit
+ files you have to edit (patches when '--annotate' is used, and the
+ summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
+ after the other, spawning a new editor each time.
-sendemail.chainreplyto::
- Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
- parameter.
-
-sendemail.smtpserver::
- Default smtp server to use.
Author
------
git-send-email is originally based upon
send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
+
Documentation
--------------
Documentation by Ryan Anderson
+
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite