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 --[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 --[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.
95 Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
96 servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
100 Username for SMTP-AUTH. In place of this option, the following
101 configuration variables can be specified:
105 * sendemail.<identity>.smtpuser (see sendemail.identity).
108 However, --smtp-user always overrides these variables.
110 If a username is not specified (with --smtp-user or a
111 configuration variable), then authentication is not attempted.
114 Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
115 argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
118 In place of this option, the following configuration variables
123 * sendemail.<identity>.smtppass (see sendemail.identity).
126 However, --smtp-pass always overrides these variables.
128 Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
129 or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
130 --smtp-user or a configuration variable), but no password has been
131 specified (with --smtp-pass or a configuration variable), then the
132 user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
135 Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
136 value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
137 'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
140 Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption=ssl'.
143 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
144 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
145 is not set, this will be prompted for.
147 --[no-]suppress-from::
148 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
149 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
150 if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
153 Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
154 auto-cc of. 'self' will avoid including the sender, 'author' will
155 avoid including the patch author, 'cc' will avoid including anyone
156 mentioned in Cc lines in the patch, 'sob' will avoid including
157 anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines, and 'cccmd' will avoid
158 running the --cc-cmd. 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
159 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value;
160 if that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
161 specified, as well as 'sob' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
164 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
165 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
167 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration value;
168 if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
171 Do everything except actually send the emails.
174 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
175 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
176 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
177 suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
178 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration
179 variable; if that is unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left
183 Don't perform any sanity checks on patches.
184 Currently, validation means the following:
187 * Warn of patches that contain lines longer than 998 characters; this
188 is due to SMTP limits as described by http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt.
192 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
193 Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
195 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value;
196 if that is unspecified, this will be prompted for.
198 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
204 The default configuration identity. When specified,
205 'sendemail.<identity>.<item>' will have higher precedence than
206 'sendemail.<item>'. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
207 identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
208 out of the repository and into the global configuration file.
210 sendemail.aliasesfile::
211 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
212 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
214 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
215 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
216 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
219 Email address (or alias) to always send to.
222 Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
225 Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
227 sendemail.chainreplyto::
228 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
231 sendemail.smtpserver::
232 Default SMTP server to use.
234 sendemail.smtpserverport::
235 Default SMTP server port to use.
238 Default SMTP-AUTH username.
241 Default SMTP-AUTH password.
243 sendemail.smtpencryption::
244 Default encryption method. Use 'ssl' for SSL (and specify an
245 appropriate port), or 'tls' for TLS. Takes precedence over
246 'smtpssl' if both are specified.
249 Legacy boolean that sets 'smtpencryption=ssl' if enabled.
253 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
255 git-send-email is originally based upon
256 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
260 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
264 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite