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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 93708aefea..3db4eab4ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ Sending `sendemail.envelopeSender` configuration variable; if that is unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA. +--sendmail-cmd=<command>:: + Specify a command to run to send the email. The command should + be sendmail-like; specifically, it must support the `-i` option. + The command will be executed in the shell if necessary. Default + is the value of `sendemail.sendmailcmd`. If unspecified, and if + --smtp-server is also unspecified, git-send-email will search + for `sendmail` in `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH. + --smtp-encryption=<encryption>:: Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of @@ -211,13 +219,16 @@ a password is obtained using 'git-credential'. --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; - the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can - be specified by the `sendemail.smtpServer` configuration - option; the built-in default is to search for `sendmail` in - `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH if such program is - available, falling back to `localhost` otherwise. + `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). If unspecified, and if + `--sendmail-cmd` is also unspecified, the default is to search + for `sendmail` in `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH if such a + program is available, falling back to `localhost` otherwise. ++ +For backward compatibility, this option can also specify a full pathname +of a sendmail-like program instead; the program must support the `-i` +option. This method does not support passing arguments or using plain +command names. For those use cases, consider using `--sendmail-cmd` +instead. --smtp-server-port=<port>:: Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP |