Documentation/git-send-email.txt

   1 git-send-email(1)
   2 =================
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-send-email - Send a collection of patches as emails
   7
   8
   9 SYNOPSIS
  10 --------
  11 'git-send-email' [options] <file|directory> [... file|directory]
  12
  13
  14
  15 DESCRIPTION
  16 -----------
  17 Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.
  18
  19 The header of the email is configurable by command line options.  If not
  20 specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
  21 enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
  22
  23 OPTIONS
  24 -------
  25 The options available are:
  26
  27 --bcc::
  28         Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email.
  29 +
  30 The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
  31
  32 --cc::
  33         Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
  34 +
  35 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
  36
  37 --cc-cmd::
  38         Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
  39         should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
  40         Output of this command must be single email address per line.
  41         Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
  42
  43 --chain-reply-to, --no-chain-reply-to::
  44         If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
  45         email sent.  If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
  46         the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent.  When using
  47         this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
  48         entire patch series.
  49         Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto' configuration
  50         value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
  51
  52 --compose::
  53         Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
  54         introductory message for the patch series.
  55
  56 --from::
  57         Specify the sender of the emails.  This will default to
  58         the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l".
  59         The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
  60
  61 --in-reply-to::
  62         Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
  63         Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
  64         instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
  65         Only necessary if --compose is also set.  If --compose
  66         is not set, this will be prompted for.
  67
  68 --signed-off-by-cc, --no-signed-off-by-cc::
  69         If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
  70         cc list.
  71         Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffcc' configuration value;
  72         if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
  73
  74 --quiet::
  75         Make git-send-email less verbose.  One line per email should be
  76         all that is output.
  77
  78 --identity::
  79         A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
  80         'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
  81         values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
  82         the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
  83
  84 --smtp-server::
  85         If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
  86         `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address).  Alternatively it can
  87         specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
  88         the program must support the `-i` option.  Default value can
  89         be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
  90         option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
  91         `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
  92         `localhost` otherwise.
  93
  94 --smtp-server-port::
  95         Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
  96         servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
  97         465).
  98
  99 --smtp-user, --smtp-pass::
 100         Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of
 101         the configuration values 'sendemail.smtpuser' and
 102         'sendemail.smtppass', but see also 'sendemail.identity'.
 103         If not set, authentication is not attempted.
 104
 105 --smtp-ssl::
 106         If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
 107         Default is the value of the 'sendemail.smtpssl' configuration value;
 108         if that is unspecified, does not use SSL.
 109
 110 --subject::
 111         Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
 112         Only necessary if --compose is also set.  If --compose
 113         is not set, this will be prompted for.
 114
 115 --suppress-from, --no-suppress-from::
 116         If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
 117         Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
 118         if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
 119
 120 --thread, --no-thread::
 121         If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
 122         If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
 123         header set.
 124         Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration value;
 125         if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
 126
 127 --dry-run::
 128         Do everything except actually send the emails.
 129
 130 --envelope-sender::
 131         Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
 132         This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
 133         subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
 134         suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
 135
 136 --to::
 137         Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
 138         Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
 139         project involved.
 140 +
 141 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
 142
 143
 144 CONFIGURATION
 145 -------------
 146 sendemail.identity::
 147         The default configuration identity. When specified,
 148         'sendemail.<identity>.<item>' will have higher precedence than
 149         'sendemail.<item>'. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
 150         identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
 151         out of the repository and into the global configuration file.
 152
 153 sendemail.aliasesfile::
 154         To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
 155         email aliases files.  You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
 156
 157 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
 158         Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
 159         one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
 160
 161 sendemail.to::
 162         Email address (or alias) to always send to.
 163
 164 sendemail.cccmd::
 165         Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
 166
 167 sendemail.bcc::
 168         Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
 169
 170 sendemail.chainreplyto::
 171         Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
 172         parameter.
 173
 174 sendemail.smtpserver::
 175         Default SMTP server to use.
 176
 177 sendemail.smtpuser::
 178         Default SMTP-AUTH username.
 179
 180 sendemail.smtppass::
 181         Default SMTP-AUTH password.
 182
 183 sendemail.smtpssl::
 184         Boolean value specifying the default to the '--smtp-ssl' parameter.
 185
 186 Author
 187 ------
 188 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
 189
 190 git-send-email is originally based upon
 191 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
 192
 193 Documentation
 194 --------------
 195 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
 196
 197 GIT
 198 ---
 199 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite