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.
18 The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
19 specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
20 enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
22 There are two formats accepted for patch files:
26 This is what linkgit:git-format-patch[1] generates. Most headers and MIME
27 formatting are ignored.
29 2. The original format used by Greg Kroah-Hartman's 'send_lots_of_email.pl'
32 This format expects the first line of the file to contain the "Cc:" value
33 and the "Subject:" of the message as the second line.
43 Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
46 The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list.
49 Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email.
50 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'.
52 The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
55 Review each patch you're about to send in an editor. The setting
56 'sendemail.multiedit' defines if this will spawn one editor per patch
57 or one for all of them at once.
60 Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an
61 introductory message for the patch series.
63 When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
64 In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message
65 (what you type after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank
66 (or GIT: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
67 and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
69 Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
72 Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to
73 the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l".
74 The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
76 --in-reply-to=<identifier>::
77 Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
78 Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email
79 instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default)
80 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
81 is not set, this will be prompted for.
84 Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
85 Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
86 is not set, this will be prompted for.
89 Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this
90 will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the
91 value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified,
92 this will be prompted for.
94 The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
100 --envelope-sender=<address>::
101 Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails.
102 This is useful if your default address is not the address that is
103 subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have
104 suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of
105 the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is
106 unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
108 --smtp-encryption=<encryption>::
109 Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
110 value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
111 'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
113 --smtp-pass[=<password>]::
114 Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
115 argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
116 the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass',
117 however '--smtp-pass' always overrides this value.
119 Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files
120 or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with
121 '--smtp-user' or a 'sendemail.smtpuser'), but no password has been
122 specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the
123 user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
125 --smtp-server=<host>::
126 If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
127 `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
128 specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead;
129 the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can
130 be specified by the 'sendemail.smtpserver' configuration
131 option; the built-in default is `/usr/sbin/sendmail` or
132 `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
133 `localhost` otherwise.
135 --smtp-server-port=<port>::
136 Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
137 servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
138 465). This can be set with 'sendemail.smtpserverport'.
141 Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
144 Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser';
145 if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'),
146 then authentication is not attempted.
153 Specify a command to execute once per patch file which
154 should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries.
155 Output of this command must be single email address per line.
156 Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value.
158 --[no-]chain-reply-to=<identifier>::
159 If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous
160 email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after
161 the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using
162 this, it is recommended that the first file given be an overview of the
163 entire patch series. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto'
164 configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to.
166 --identity=<identity>::
167 A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
168 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
169 values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
170 the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
172 --[no-]signed-off-by-cc::
173 If this is set, add emails found in Signed-off-by: or Cc: lines to the
174 cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
175 value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
177 --suppress-cc=<category>::
178 Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
182 - 'author' will avoid including the patch author
183 - 'self' will avoid including the sender
184 - 'cc' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the patch header
185 except for self (use 'self' for that).
186 - 'ccbody' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Cc lines in the
187 patch body (commit message) except for self (use 'self' for that).
188 - 'sob' will avoid including anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines except
189 for self (use 'self' for that).
190 - 'cccmd' will avoid running the --cc-cmd.
191 - 'body' is equivalent to 'sob' + 'ccbody'
192 - 'all' will suppress all auto cc values.
195 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value; if
196 that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is
197 specified, as well as 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified.
199 --[no-]suppress-from::
200 If this is set, do not add the From: address to the cc: list.
201 Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration
202 value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from.
205 If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent.
206 If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To
207 header set. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.thread' configuration
208 value; if that is unspecified, default to --thread.
215 Confirm just before sending:
218 - 'always' will always confirm before sending
219 - 'never' will never confirm before sending
220 - 'cc' will confirm before sending when send-email has automatically
221 added addresses from the patch to the Cc list
222 - 'compose' will confirm before sending the first message when using --compose.
223 - 'auto' is equivalent to 'cc' + 'compose'
226 Default is the value of 'sendemail.confirm' configuration value; if that
227 is unspecified, default to 'auto' unless any of the suppress options
228 have been specified, in which case default to 'compose'.
231 Do everything except actually send the emails.
234 Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
238 Perform sanity checks on patches.
239 Currently, validation means the following:
242 * Warn of patches that contain lines longer than 998 characters; this
243 is due to SMTP limits as described by http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt.
246 Default is the value of 'sendemail.validate'; if this is not set,
247 default to '--validate'.
249 --[no-]format-patch::
250 When an argument may be understood either as a reference or as a file name,
251 choose to understand it as a format-patch argument ('--format-patch')
252 or as a file name ('--no-format-patch'). By default, when such a conflict
253 occurs, git send-email will fail.
259 sendemail.aliasesfile::
260 To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
261 email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
263 sendemail.aliasfiletype::
264 Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesfile. Must be
265 one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', or 'gnus'.
267 sendemail.multiedit::
268 If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit
269 files you have to edit (patches when '--annotate' is used, and the
270 summary when '--compose' is used). If false, files will be edited one
271 after the other, spawning a new editor each time.
274 Sets the default for whether to confirm before sending. Must be
275 one of 'always', 'never', 'cc', 'compose', or 'auto'. See '--confirm'
276 in the previous section for the meaning of these values.
281 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
283 git-send-email is originally based upon
284 send_lots_of_email.pl by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
289 Documentation by Ryan Anderson
294 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite