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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fa11efc83 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +git-send-email(1) +================= +v0.1, July 2005 + +NAME +---- +git-send-email - Send a collection of patches as emails + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-send-email' [options] <file|directory> [... file|directory] + + + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out. + +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. + +The options available are: + + --to + Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. + Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the + project involved. + + --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. + + --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. + + --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 + + --smtp-server + If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use. Defaults to + localhost. + + +Author +------ +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 link:git.html[git] suite + |