X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-send-email.txt;h=ad1b9cf2e9b2532c02c0abd3450ecf6272673472;hb=HEAD;hp=fa11efc83c3815a3e2d85d3c6c3811c049668432;hpb=215a7ad1ef790467a4cd3f0dcffbd6e5f04c38f7;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index fa11efc8..ad1b9cf2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ git-send-email(1) ================= -v0.1, July 2005 NAME ---- @@ -21,46 +20,62 @@ The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not 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: - --to - Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. - Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the - project involved. +--cc:: + Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email. - --from - Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to - the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l". - The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry. +--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 --chain-reply-to - --compose - Use \$EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the +--compose:: + Use $EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the patch series. - --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. +--from:: + Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to + the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l". + The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry. - --in-reply-to +--in-reply-to:: Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header. Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default) Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose is not set, this will be prompted for. - --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 --chain-reply-to +--no-signed-off-by-cc:: + Do not add emails found in Signed-off-by: lines to the cc list. - --smtp-server +--quiet:: + Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be + all that is output. + +--smtp-server:: If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use. Defaults to localhost. +--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. + +--suppress-from:: + Do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it shows up in a From: + line. + +--to:: + Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. + Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the + project involved. + Author ------ @@ -75,5 +90,5 @@ Documentation by Ryan Anderson GIT --- -Part of the link:git.html[git] suite +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite