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diff --git a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..65b53fcc47 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +git-imap-send(1) +================ + +NAME +---- +git-imap-send - Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'git imap-send' [-v] [-q] [--[no-]curl] + + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +This command uploads a mailbox generated with 'git format-patch' +into an IMAP drafts folder. This allows patches to be sent as +other email is when using mail clients that cannot read mailbox +files directly. The command also works with any general mailbox +in which emails have the fields "From", "Date", and "Subject" in +that order. + +Typical usage is something like: + +git format-patch --signoff --stdout --attach origin | git imap-send + + +OPTIONS +------- + +-v:: +--verbose:: + Be verbose. + +-q:: +--quiet:: + Be quiet. + +--curl:: + Use libcurl to communicate with the IMAP server, unless tunneling + into it. Ignored if Git was built without the USE_CURL_FOR_IMAP_SEND + option set. + +--no-curl:: + Talk to the IMAP server using git's own IMAP routines instead of + using libcurl. Ignored if Git was built with the NO_OPENSSL option + set. + + +CONFIGURATION +------------- + +To use the tool, imap.folder and either imap.tunnel or imap.host must be set +to appropriate values. + +Variables +~~~~~~~~~ + +include::config/imap.txt[] + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Using tunnel mode: + +.......................... +[imap] + folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + tunnel = "ssh -q -C user@example.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null" +.......................... + +Using direct mode: + +......................... +[imap] + folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + host = imap://imap.example.com + user = bob + pass = p4ssw0rd +......................... + +Using direct mode with SSL: + +......................... +[imap] + folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + host = imaps://imap.example.com + user = bob + pass = p4ssw0rd + port = 123 + sslverify = false +......................... + + +EXAMPLES +-------- +To submit patches using GMail's IMAP interface, first, edit your ~/.gitconfig +to specify your account settings: + +--------- +[imap] + folder = "[Gmail]/Drafts" + host = imaps://imap.gmail.com + user = user@gmail.com + port = 993 + sslverify = false +--------- + +You might need to instead use: folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an error +that the "Folder doesn't exist". + +Once the commits are ready to be sent, run the following command: + + $ git format-patch --cover-letter -M --stdout origin/master | git imap-send + +Just make sure to disable line wrapping in the email client (GMail's web +interface will wrap lines no matter what, so you need to use a real +IMAP client). + +CAUTION +------- +It is still your responsibility to make sure that the email message +sent by your email program meets the standards of your project. +Many projects do not like patches to be attached. Some mail +agents will transform patches (e.g. wrap lines, send them as +format=flowed) in ways that make them fail. You will get angry +flames ridiculing you if you don't check this. + +Thunderbird in particular is known to be problematic. Thunderbird +users may wish to visit this web page for more information: + http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_-_Thunderbird#Completely_plain_email + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:git-format-patch[1], linkgit:git-send-email[1], mbox(5) + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |