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.
95 Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
96 servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
99 --smtp-user, --smtp-pass::
100 Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of
101 the configuration values 'sendemail.smtpuser' and
102 'sendemail.smtppass', but see also 'sendemail.identity'.
103 If not set, authentication is not attempted.
106 If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
107 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.smtpssl' configuration value;
108 if that is unspecified, does not use SSL.
111 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
112 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
113 is not set, this will be prompted for.
115 --suppress-from, --no-suppress-from::
116 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
117 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value;
118 if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
121 Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
122 auto-cc of. 'self' will avoid including the sender, 'author' will
123 avoid including the patch author, 'cc' will avoid including anyone
124 mentioned in Cc lines in the patch, 'sob' will avoid including
125 anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines, and 'cccmd' will avoid
126 running the --cc-cmd. 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
127 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value;
128 if that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
129 specified, as well as 'sob' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
131 --thread, --no-thread::
132 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
133 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
135 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration value;
136 if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
139 Do everything except actually send the emails.
142 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
143 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
144 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
145 suitable privileges for the -f parameter.
148 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated.
149 Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the
151 Default is the value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value;
152 if that is unspecified, this will be prompted for.
154 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
160 The default configuration identity. When specified,
161 'sendemail.<identity>.<item>' will have higher precedence than
162 'sendemail.<item>'. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
163 identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
164 out of the repository and into the global configuration file.
166 sendemail.aliasesfile::
167 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
168 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
170 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
171 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
172 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
175 Email address (or alias) to always send to.
178 Command to execute to generate per patch file specific "Cc:"s.
181 Email address (or alias) to always bcc.
183 sendemail.chainreplyto::
184 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--chain_reply_to'
187 sendemail.smtpserver::
188 Default SMTP server to use.
191 Default SMTP-AUTH username.
194 Default SMTP-AUTH password.
197 Boolean value specifying the default to the '--smtp-ssl' parameter.
201 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
203 git-send-email is originally based upon
204 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
208 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
212 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite