From 200d74711f9db670e18c9aa37a7d53e83742bd57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aditya Garg Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 15:50:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add credential helper for yahoo and link Google's sendgmail tool This commit links `git-credential-yahoo` as a credential helper for Yahoo accounts. Also, Google's `sendgmail` tool has been linked as an alternative method for sending emails through Gmail. Signed-off-by: Aditya Garg Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-send-email.adoc | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.adoc b/Documentation/git-send-email.adoc index 26fda63c2f..81f8cbc6f3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.adoc @@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ settings: smtpAuth = OAUTHBEARER ---- +Alternatively, you can use a tool developed by Google known as +https://github.com/google/gmail-oauth2-tools/tree/master/go/sendgmail[sendgmail] +to send emails using `git send-email`. + Use Microsoft Outlook as the SMTP Server ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unlike Gmail, Microsoft Outlook no longer supports app-specific passwords. @@ -579,8 +583,7 @@ next time. If you are using OAuth2.0 authentication, you need to use an access token in place of a password when prompted. Various OAuth2.0 token generators are -available online. Community maintained credential helpers for Gmail and Outlook -are also available: +available online. Community maintained credential helpers are also available: - https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-gmail] (cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Gmail accounts) @@ -588,6 +591,9 @@ are also available: - https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-outlook] (cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Microsoft Outlook accounts) + - https://github.com/AdityaGarg8/git-credential-email[git-credential-yahoo] + (cross platform, dedicated helper for authenticating Yahoo accounts) + You can also see linkgit:gitcredentials[7] for more OAuth based authentication helpers. -- 2.39.5