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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 0554f2b..336d797 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -96,11 +96,40 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list. servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port 465). ---smtp-user, --smtp-pass:: - Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of - the configuration values 'sendemail.smtpuser' and - 'sendemail.smtppass', but see also 'sendemail.identity'. - If not set, authentication is not attempted. +--smtp-user:: + Username for SMTP-AUTH. In place of this option, the following + configuration variables can be specified: ++ +-- + * sendemail.smtpuser + * sendemail.<identity>.smtpuser (see sendemail.identity). +-- ++ +However, --smtp-user always overrides these variables. ++ +If a username is not specified (with --smtp-user or a +configuration variable), then authentication is not attempted. + +--smtp-pass:: + Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no + argument is specified, then the empty string is used as + the password. ++ +In place of this option, the following configuration variables +can be specified: ++ +-- + * sendemail.smtppass + * sendemail.<identity>.smtppass (see sendemail.identity). +-- ++ +However, --smtp-pass always overrides these variables. ++ +Furthermore, passwords need not be specified in configuration files +or on the command line. If a username has been specified (with +--smtp-user or a configuration variable), but no password has been +specified (with --smtp-pass or a configuration variable), then the +user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy. --smtp-ssl:: If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL. @@ -117,6 +146,17 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppressfrom' configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-suppress-from. +--suppress-cc:: + Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the + auto-cc of. 'self' will avoid including the sender, 'author' will + avoid including the patch author, 'cc' will avoid including anyone + mentioned in Cc lines in the patch, 'sob' will avoid including + anyone mentioned in Signed-off-by lines, and 'cccmd' will avoid + running the --cc-cmd. 'all' will suppress all auto cc values. + Default is the value of 'sendemail.suppresscc' configuration value; + if that is unspecified, default to 'self' if --suppress-from is + specified, as well as 'sob' if --no-signed-off-cc is specified. + --thread, --no-thread:: If this is set, the In-Reply-To header will be set on each email sent. If disabled with "--no-thread", no emails will have the In-Reply-To |