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.
37 --chain-reply-to, --no-chain-reply-to::
38 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
39 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
40 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
41 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
43 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto' configuration
44 value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
47 Use $EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the
51 Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
52 the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git-var -l".
53 The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
56 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
57 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
58 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
59 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
60 is not set, this will be prompted for.
62 --no-signed-off-by-cc::
63 Do not add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
67 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
71 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use. A full
72 pathname of a sendmail-like program can be specified instead;
73 the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
74 be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
75 option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
76 `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
77 `localhost` otherwise.
80 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
81 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
82 is not set, this will be prompted for.
85 Do not add the From: address to the cc: list, if it shows up in a From:
89 Do everything except actually send the emails.
92 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
93 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
94 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
95 suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
98 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
99 Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
102 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
107 sendemail.aliasesfile::
108 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
109 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
111 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
112 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
113 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
116 Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
118 sendemail.chainreplyto::
119 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
122 sendemail.smtpserver::
123 Default smtp server to use.
127 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
129 git-send-email is originally based upon
130 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
134 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
138 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite