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259<title>git-send-email(1)</title>
260</head>
261<body>
262<div id="header">
263<h1>
264git-send-email(1) Manual Page
265</h1>
266<h2>NAME</h2>
267<div class="sectionbody">
268<p>git-send-email -
269 Send a collection of patches as emails
270</p>
271</div>
272</div>
273<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
274<div class="sectionbody">
275<p><em>git-send-email</em> [options] &lt;file|directory&gt; [&#8230; file|directory]</p>
276</div>
277<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
278<div class="sectionbody">
279<p>Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.</p>
280<p>The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
281specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
282enabled interface to provide the necessary information.</p>
283</div>
284<h2>OPTIONS</h2>
285<div class="sectionbody">
286<p>The options available are:</p>
287<dl>
288<dt>
Junio C Hamano97f518c2006-06-22 19:49:35[diff] [blame]289--bcc
290</dt>
291<dd>
292<p>
293 Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email.
294</p>
Junio C Hamanoa3fd83c2007-03-02 10:34:36[diff] [blame]295<p>The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.</p>
Junio C Hamano97f518c2006-06-22 19:49:35[diff] [blame]296</dd>
297<dt>
Junio C Hamanoc9154122006-02-15 02:22:06[diff] [blame]298--cc
299</dt>
300<dd>
301<p>
302 Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
303</p>
Junio C Hamanoa3fd83c2007-03-02 10:34:36[diff] [blame]304<p>The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.</p>
Junio C Hamanoc9154122006-02-15 02:22:06[diff] [blame]305</dd>
306<dt>
Junio C Hamanoc5653d72007-09-02 06:25:16[diff] [blame]307--cc-cmd
308</dt>
309<dd>
310<p>
311 Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
312 should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
313 Output of this command must be single email address per line.
314 Default is the value of <em>sendemail.cccmd</em> configuration value.
315</p>
316</dd>
317<dt>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]318--chain-reply-to, --no-chain-reply-to
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]319</dt>
320<dd>
321<p>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]322 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
323 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
324 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
325 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
326 entire patch series.
Junio C Hamanoc51fede2007-03-12 07:29:20[diff] [blame]327 Default is the value of the <em>sendemail.chainreplyto</em> configuration
328 value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]329</p>
330</dd>
331<dt>
332--compose
333</dt>
334<dd>
335<p>
Junio C Hamanof6002a92007-07-20 10:28:22[diff] [blame]336 Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
337 introductory message for the patch series.
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]338</p>
339</dd>
340<dt>
341--from
342</dt>
343<dd>
344<p>
345 Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
346 the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l".
347 The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
348</p>
349</dd>
350<dt>
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]351--in-reply-to
352</dt>
353<dd>
354<p>
355 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
356 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
357 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
358 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
359 is not set, this will be prompted for.
360</p>
361</dd>
362<dt>
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]363--signed-off-by-cc, --no-signed-off-by-cc
Junio C Hamanoc9154122006-02-15 02:22:06[diff] [blame]364</dt>
365<dd>
366<p>
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]367 If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
Junio C Hamanob8c51282007-03-19 10:43:30[diff] [blame]368 cc list.
Junio C Hamano1b11dcb2007-08-18 07:20:55[diff] [blame]369 Default is the value of <em>sendemail.signedoffcc</em> configuration value;
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]370 if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
Junio C Hamanoc9154122006-02-15 02:22:06[diff] [blame]371</p>
372</dd>
373<dt>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]374--quiet
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]375</dt>
376<dd>
377<p>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]378 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
379 all that is output.
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]380</p>
381</dd>
382<dt>
Junio C Hamano68522892007-09-06 01:33:41[diff] [blame]383--identity
384</dt>
385<dd>
386<p>
387 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
388 <em>sendemail.&lt;identity&gt;</em> subsection to take precedence over
389 values in the <em>sendemail</em> section. The default identity is
390 the value of <em>sendemail.identity</em>.
391</p>
392</dd>
393<dt>
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]394--smtp-server
395</dt>
396<dd>
397<p>
Junio C Hamanob63afff2007-05-01 03:05:55[diff] [blame]398 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
399 <tt>smtp.example.com</tt> or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
400 specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
Junio C Hamanob19b4f02006-10-29 20:47:22[diff] [blame]401 the program must support the <tt>-i</tt> option. Default value can
402 be specified by the <em>sendemail.smtpserver</em> configuration
403 option; the built-in default is <tt>/usr/sbin/sendmail</tt> or
404 <tt>/usr/lib/sendmail</tt> if such program is available, or
405 <tt>localhost</tt> otherwise.
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]406</p>
407</dd>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]408<dt>
Junio C Hamano68522892007-09-06 01:33:41[diff] [blame]409--smtp-user, --smtp-pass
410</dt>
411<dd>
412<p>
413 Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of
414 the configuration values <em>sendemail.smtpuser</em> and
415 <em>sendemail.smtppass</em>, but see also <em>sendemail.identity</em>.
416 If not set, authentication is not attempted.
417</p>
418</dd>
419<dt>
420--smtp-ssl
421</dt>
422<dd>
423<p>
424 If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
425 Default is the value of the <em>sendemail.smtpssl</em> configuration value;
426 if that is unspecified, does not use SSL.
427</p>
428</dd>
429<dt>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]430--subject
431</dt>
432<dd>
433<p>
434 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
435 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
436 is not set, this will be prompted for.
437</p>
438</dd>
439<dt>
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]440--suppress-from, --no-suppress-from
Junio C Hamanoc9154122006-02-15 02:22:06[diff] [blame]441</dt>
442<dd>
443<p>
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]444 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it
445 shows up in a From: line.
446 Default is the value of <em>sendemail.suppressfrom</em> configuration value;
Junio C Hamanocae86272007-08-21 02:20:49[diff] [blame]447 if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
Junio C Hamanoc9154122006-02-15 02:22:06[diff] [blame]448</p>
449</dd>
450<dt>
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]451--thread, --no-thread
Junio C Hamanoddc5ad42007-06-27 07:14:52[diff] [blame]452</dt>
453<dd>
454<p>
455 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]456 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
Junio C Hamanoddc5ad42007-06-27 07:14:52[diff] [blame]457 header set.
Junio C Hamano6865ebd2007-06-28 08:16:14[diff] [blame]458 Default is the value of the <em>sendemail.thread</em> configuration value;
459 if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
Junio C Hamanoddc5ad42007-06-27 07:14:52[diff] [blame]460</p>
461</dd>
462<dt>
Junio C Hamano45889b42007-04-26 07:20:04[diff] [blame]463--dry-run
464</dt>
465<dd>
466<p>
467 Do everything except actually send the emails.
468</p>
469</dd>
470<dt>
471--envelope-sender
472</dt>
473<dd>
474<p>
475 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
476 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
477 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
478 suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
479</p>
480</dd>
481<dt>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]482--to
483</dt>
484<dd>
485<p>
486 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
487 Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
488 project involved.
489</p>
Junio C Hamanoa3fd83c2007-03-02 10:34:36[diff] [blame]490<p>The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.</p>
Junio C Hamano86f75882006-02-06 02:27:23[diff] [blame]491</dd>
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]492</dl>
493</div>
Junio C Hamanoc51fede2007-03-12 07:29:20[diff] [blame]494<h2>CONFIGURATION</h2>
495<div class="sectionbody">
496<dl>
497<dt>
Junio C Hamano68522892007-09-06 01:33:41[diff] [blame]498sendemail.identity
499</dt>
500<dd>
501<p>
502 The default configuration identity. When specified,
503 <em>sendemail.&lt;identity&gt;.&lt;item&gt;</em> will have higher precedence than
504 <em>sendemail.&lt;item&gt;</em>. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
505 identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
506 out of the repository and into the global configuation file.
507</p>
508</dd>
509<dt>
Junio C Hamanoc51fede2007-03-12 07:29:20[diff] [blame]510sendemail.aliasesfile
511</dt>
512<dd>
513<p>
514 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
515 email aliases files. You must also supply <em>sendemail.aliasfiletype</em>.
516</p>
517</dd>
518<dt>
519sendemail.aliasfiletype
520</dt>
521<dd>
522<p>
523 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
524 one of <em>mutt</em>, <em>mailrc</em>, <em>pine</em>, or <em>gnus</em>.
525</p>
526</dd>
527<dt>
Junio C Hamanoc5653d72007-09-02 06:25:16[diff] [blame]528sendemail.cccmd
529</dt>
530<dd>
531<p>
532 Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
533</p>
534</dd>
535<dt>
Junio C Hamanoc51fede2007-03-12 07:29:20[diff] [blame]536sendemail.bcc
537</dt>
538<dd>
539<p>
540 Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
541</p>
542</dd>
543<dt>
544sendemail.chainreplyto
545</dt>
546<dd>
547<p>
548 Boolean value specifying the default to the <em>--chain_reply_to</em>
549 parameter.
550</p>
551</dd>
552<dt>
553sendemail.smtpserver
554</dt>
555<dd>
556<p>
Junio C Hamano68522892007-09-06 01:33:41[diff] [blame]557 Default SMTP server to use.
558</p>
559</dd>
560<dt>
561sendemail.smtpuser
562</dt>
563<dd>
564<p>
565 Default SMTP-AUTH username.
566</p>
567</dd>
568<dt>
569sendemail.smtppass
570</dt>
571<dd>
572<p>
573 Default SMTP-AUTH password.
574</p>
575</dd>
576<dt>
577sendemail.smtpssl
578</dt>
579<dd>
580<p>
581 Boolean value specifying the default to the <em>--smtp-ssl</em> parameter.
Junio C Hamanoc51fede2007-03-12 07:29:20[diff] [blame]582</p>
583</dd>
584</dl>
585</div>
Junio C Hamano1a4e8412005-12-27 08:17:23[diff] [blame]586<h2>Author</h2>
587<div class="sectionbody">
588<p>Written by Ryan Anderson &lt;ryan@michonline.com&gt;</p>
589<p>git-send-email is originally based upon
590send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.</p>
591</div>
592<h2>Documentation</h2>
593<div class="sectionbody">
594<p>Documentation by Ryan Anderson</p>
595</div>
596<h2>GIT</h2>
597<div class="sectionbody">
598<p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(7)</a> suite</p>
599</div>
600<div id="footer">
601<div id="footer-text">
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