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@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ Composing
~~~~~~~~~
--annotate::
- Review and edit each patch you're about to send. See the
- CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
+ Review and edit each patch you're about to send. Default is the value
+ of 'sendemail.annotate'. See the CONFIGURATION section for
+ 'sendemail.multiedit'.
--bcc=<address>::
Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message
(what you type after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank
-(or GIT: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
+(or Git: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
+
Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
+
Note that no attempts whatsoever are made to validate the encoding.
+--compose-encoding=<encoding>::
+ Specify encoding of compose message. Default is the value of the
+ 'sendemail.composeencoding'; if that is unspecified, UTF-8 is assumed.
+
Sending
~~~~~~~
@@ -160,8 +165,8 @@ Sending
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 'sendemail.smtpuser'), but no password has been
-specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then the
-user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
+specified (with '--smtp-pass' or 'sendemail.smtppass'), then
+a password is obtained using 'git-credential'.
--smtp-server=<host>::
If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
@@ -193,6 +198,12 @@ must be used for each option.
--smtp-ssl::
Legacy alias for '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
+--smtp-ssl-cert-path::
+ Path to ca-certificates (either a directory or a single file).
+ Set it to an empty string to disable certificate verification.
+ Defaults to the value set to the 'sendemail.smtpsslcertpath'
+ configuration variable, if set, or `/etc/ssl/certs` otherwise.
+
--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'),