6 git-send-email - Send a collection of patches as emails
11 'git send-email' [options] <file|directory|rev-list options>...
16 Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.
17 Patches can be specified as files, directories (which will send all
18 files in the directory), or directly as a revision list. In the
19 last case, any format accepted by linkgit:git-format-patch[1] can
20 be passed to git send-email.
22 The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
23 specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
24 enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
26 There are two formats accepted for patch files:
30 This is what linkgit:git-format-patch[1] generates. Most headers and MIME
31 formatting are ignored.
33 2. The original format used by Greg Kroah-Hartman's 'send_lots_of_email.pl'
36 This format expects the first line of the file to contain the "Cc:" value
37 and the "Subject:" of the message as the second line.
47 Review and edit each patch you're about to send. See the
48 CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
51 Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
54 The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
57 Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
58 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
60 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
63 Invoke a text editor (see GIT_EDITOR in linkgit:git-var[1])
64 to edit an introductory message for the patch series.
66 When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
67 In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message
68 (what you type after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank
69 (or GIT: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
70 and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
72 Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
74 See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
77 Specify the sender of the emails. If not specified on the command line,
78 the value of the 'sendemail.from' configuration option is used. If
79 neither the command line option nor 'sendemail.from' are set, then the
80 user will be prompted for the value. The default for the prompt will be
81 the value of GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, or GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT if that is not
82 set, as returned by "git var -l".
84 --in-reply-to=<identifier>::
85 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
86 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
87 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set.
88 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
89 is not set, this will be prompted for.
92 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
93 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
94 is not set, this will be prompted for.
97 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
98 will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
99 value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
100 this will be prompted for.
102 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
108 --envelope-sender=<address>::
109 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
110 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
111 subscribed to a list. In order to use the 'From' address, set the
112 value to "auto". If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
113 suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of the
114 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
115 unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
117 --smtp-encryption=<encryption>::
118 Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
119 value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
120 'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
122 --smtp-pass[=<password>]::
123 Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
124 argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
125 the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass',
126 however '--smtp-pass' always overrides this value.
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 'sendemail.smtpuser'), but no password has been
131 specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the
132 user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
134 --smtp-server=<host>::
135 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
136 `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
137 specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
138 the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
139 be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
140 option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
141 `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
142 `localhost` otherwise.
144 --smtp-server-port=<port>::
145 Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
146 servers typically listen to smtp port 25, but may also listen to
147 submission port 587, or the common SSL smtp port 465);
148 symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
149 are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
150 'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.
153 Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
156 Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser';
157 if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
158 then authentication is not attempted.
165 Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
166 should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
167 Output of this command must be single email address per line.
168 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
170 --[no-]chain-reply-to::
171 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
172 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
173 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
174 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
175 entire patch series. Disabled by default, but the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
176 configuration variable can be used to enable it.
178 --identity=<identity>::
179 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
180 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
181 values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
182 the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
184 --[no-]signed-off-by-cc::
185 If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
186 cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
187 value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
189 --suppress-cc=<category>::
190 Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
194 - 'author' will avoid including the patch author
195 - 'self' will avoid including the sender
196 - 'cc' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the patch header
197 except for self (use 'self' for that).
198 - 'bodycc' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the
199 patch body (commit message) except for self (use 'self' for that).
200 - 'sob' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines except
201 for self (use 'self' for that).
202 - 'cccmd' will avoid running the --cc-cmd.
203 - 'body' is equivalent to 'sob' + 'bodycc'
204 - 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
207 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value; if
208 that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
209 specified, as well as 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
211 --[no-]suppress-from::
212 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
213 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration
214 value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
217 If this is set, the In-Reply-To and References headers will be
218 added to each email sent. Whether each mail refers to the
219 previous email (`deep` threading per 'git format-patch'
220 wording) or to the first email (`shallow` threading) is
221 governed by "--[no-]chain-reply-to".
223 If disabled with "--no-thread", those headers will not be added
224 (unless specified with --in-reply-to). Default is the value of the
225 'sendemail.thread' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
228 It is up to the user to ensure that no In-Reply-To header already
229 exists when 'git send-email' is asked to add it (especially note that
230 'git format-patch' can be configured to do the threading itself).
231 Failure to do so may not produce the expected result in the
239 Confirm just before sending:
242 - 'always' will always confirm before sending
243 - 'never' will never confirm before sending
244 - 'cc' will confirm before sending when send-email has automatically
245 added addresses from the patch to the Cc list
246 - 'compose' will confirm before sending the first message when using --compose.
247 - 'auto' is equivalent to 'cc' + 'compose'
250 Default is the value of 'sendemail.confirm' configuration value; if that
251 is unspecified, default to 'auto' unless any of the suppress options
252 have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
255 Do everything except actually send the emails.
257 --[no-]format-patch::
258 When an argument may be understood either as a reference or as a file name,
259 choose to understand it as a format-patch argument ('--format-patch')
260 or as a file name ('--no-format-patch'). By default, when such a conflict
261 occurs, git send-email will fail.
264 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
268 Perform sanity checks on patches.
269 Currently, validation means the following:
272 * Warn of patches that contain lines longer than 998 characters; this
273 is due to SMTP limits as described by http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt.
276 Default is the value of 'sendemail.validate'; if this is not set,
277 default to '--validate'.
283 sendemail.aliasesfile::
284 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
285 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
287 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
288 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
289 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', 'elm', or 'gnus'.
291 sendemail.multiedit::
292 If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit
293 files you have to edit (patches when '--annotate' is used, and the
294 summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
295 after the other, spawning a new editor each time.
298 Sets the default for whether to confirm before sending. Must be
299 one of 'always', 'never', 'cc', 'compose', or 'auto'. See '--confirm'
300 in the previous section for the meaning of these values.
305 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
307 git-send-email is originally based upon
308 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
313 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
318 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite