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author | Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> | 2009-04-07 21:24:32 +0400 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2009-04-08 09:07:58 +0400 |
commit | 4c0fe0af68fdfc2d328992b8cadc953159f0ea30 (patch) | |
tree | 38eba4516613eeabc8a57c5553791a3ac5a9bda6 /Documentation | |
parent | fbdc05661d9b732d06c47ccb3d5836d0d1b563e5 (diff) |
git-send-email.txt: clarify which options take an argument.
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 34 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 10dfd667b2..0b1f183ce8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ OPTIONS Composing ~~~~~~~~~ ---bcc:: +--bcc=<address>:: Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of 'sendemail.bcc'. + The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list. ---cc:: +--cc=<address>:: Specify a starting "Cc:" value for each email. Default is the value of 'sendemail.cc'. + @@ -68,24 +68,24 @@ and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed. + Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for. ---from:: +--from=<address>:: Specify the sender of the emails. This will default to the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l". The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry. ---in-reply-to:: +--in-reply-to=<identifier>:: Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header. Subsequent emails will refer to the previous email instead of this if --chain-reply-to is set (the default) Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose is not set, this will be prompted for. ---subject:: +--subject=<string>:: Specify the initial subject of the email thread. Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose is not set, this will be prompted for. ---to:: +--to=<address>:: Specify the primary recipient of the emails generated. Generally, this will be the upstream maintainer of the project involved. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.to' configuration value; if that is unspecified, @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list. Sending ~~~~~~~ ---envelope-sender:: +--envelope-sender=<address>:: Specify the envelope sender used to send the emails. This is useful if your default address is not the address that is subscribed to a list. If you use the sendmail binary, you must have @@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ Sending the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA. ---smtp-encryption:: +--smtp-encryption=<encryption>:: Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpencryption'. ---smtp-pass:: +--smtp-pass[=<password>]:: Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no argument is specified, then the empty string is used as the password. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtppass', @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy. ---smtp-server:: +--smtp-server=<host>:: If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g. `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead; @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy. `/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or `localhost` otherwise. ---smtp-server-port:: +--smtp-server-port=<port>:: Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port 465). This can be set with 'sendemail.smtpserverport'. @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy. --smtp-ssl:: Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'. ---smtp-user:: +--smtp-user=<user>:: Username for SMTP-AUTH. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpuser'; if a username is not specified (with '--smtp-user' or 'sendemail.smtpuser'), then authentication is not attempted. @@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy. Automating ~~~~~~~~~~ ---cc-cmd:: +--cc-cmd=<command>:: Specify a command to execute once per patch file which should generate patch file specific "Cc:" entries. Output of this command must be single email address per line. Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccmd' configuration value. ---[no-]chain-reply-to:: +--[no-]chain-reply-to=<identifier>:: If this is set, each email will be sent as a reply to the previous email sent. If disabled with "--no-chain-reply-to", all emails after the first will be sent as replies to the first email sent. When using @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Automating entire patch series. Default is the value of the 'sendemail.chainreplyto' configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --chain-reply-to. ---identity:: +--identity=<identity>:: A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Automating cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc. ---suppress-cc:: +--suppress-cc=<category>:: Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the auto-cc of: + @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ specified, as well as 'body' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified. Administering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---confirm:: +--confirm=<mode>:: Confirm just before sending: + -- |