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authorMichael Witten <mfwitten@MIT.EDU>2008-09-30 07:58:31 -0500
committerShawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>2008-10-01 08:56:58 -0700
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Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for man text
The options are partitioned into more digestible groups. Within these groups, the options are sorted alphabetically. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@mit.edu> Acked-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ 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:
+
+Composing
+~~~~~~~~~
--bcc::
Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
@@ -34,46 +37,15 @@ The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
+
The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
---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.
-
---[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.
-
--compose::
Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
introductory message for the patch series.
---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. Default is the value of
- the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
- unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
-
--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.
---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'.
-
--in-reply-to::
Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
@@ -81,14 +53,30 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
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.
+--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.
---[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.signedoffcc' configuration
- value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
+--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
@@ -130,10 +118,34 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
then authentication is not attempted.
---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.
+
+Automating
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+--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.
+
+--[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.signedoffcc' configuration
+ value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
--suppress-cc::
Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
@@ -157,13 +169,16 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
header set. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration
value; if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
---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.
+
+Administering
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+--dry-run::
+ Do everything except actually send the emails.
+
+--quiet::
+ Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
+ all that is output.
--[no-]validate::
Perform sanity checks on patches.
@@ -180,6 +195,7 @@ default to '--validate'.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
+
sendemail.aliasesfile::
To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
@@ -188,6 +204,7 @@ sendemail.aliasfiletype::
Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
+
Author
------
Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
@@ -195,10 +212,12 @@ Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
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 linkgit:git[1] suite