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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 767cf4d4bd..8c482f40b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ The --bcc option must be repeated for each user you want on the bcc list. The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list. --compose:: - Use $GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, $VISUAL, or $EDITOR to edit an - introductory message for the patch series. + Invoke a text editor (see GIT_EDITOR in linkgit:git-var[1]) + to edit an introductory message for the patch series. + 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 @@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ Sending --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 - suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of - the 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is + subscribed to a list. In order to use the 'From' address, set the + value to "auto". If you use the sendmail binary, you must have + suitable privileges for the -f parameter. Default is the value of the + 'sendemail.envelopesender' configuration variable; if that is unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA. --smtp-encryption=<encryption>:: |