6 git-send-email - Send a collection of patches as emails
11 'git-send-email' [options] <file|directory> [... file|directory]
17 Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.
19 The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
20 specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
21 enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
25 The options available are:
28 Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email.
30 The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
33 Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
35 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
38 Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
39 should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
40 Output of this command must be single email address per line.
41 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
43 --chain-reply-to, --no-chain-reply-to::
44 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
45 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
46 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
47 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
49 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto' configuration
50 value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
53 Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
54 introductory message for the patch series.
57 Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
58 the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l".
59 The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
62 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
63 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
64 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
65 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
66 is not set, this will be prompted for.
68 --signed-off-by-cc, --no-signed-off-by-cc::
69 If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
71 Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffcc' configuration value;
72 if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
75 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
79 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
80 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
81 values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
82 the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
85 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
86 `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
87 specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
88 the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
89 be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
90 option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
91 `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
92 `localhost` otherwise.
94 --smtp-user, --smtp-pass::
95 Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of
96 the configuration values 'sendemail.smtpuser' and
97 'sendemail.smtppass', but see also 'sendemail.identity'.
98 If not set, authentication is not attempted.
101 If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
102 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.smtpssl' configuration value;
103 if that is unspecified, does not use SSL.
106 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
107 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
108 is not set, this will be prompted for.
110 --suppress-from, --no-suppress-from::
111 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it
112 shows up in a From: line.
113 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
114 if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
116 --thread, --no-thread::
117 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
118 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
120 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration value;
121 if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
124 Do everything except actually send the emails.
127 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
128 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
129 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
130 suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
133 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
134 Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
137 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
143 The default configuration identity. When specified,
144 'sendemail.<identity>.<item>' will have higher precedence than
145 'sendemail.<item>'. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
146 identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
147 out of the repository and into the global configuation file.
149 sendemail.aliasesfile::
150 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
151 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
153 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
154 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
155 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
158 Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
161 Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
163 sendemail.chainreplyto::
164 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
167 sendemail.smtpserver::
168 Default SMTP server to use.
171 Default SMTP-AUTH username.
174 Default SMTP-AUTH password.
177 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--smtp-ssl' parameter.
181 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
183 git-send-email is originally based upon
184 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
188 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
192 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite