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GIT-IMAP-SEND(1) | Git Manual | GIT-IMAP-SEND(1) |
NAME¶
git-imap-send - Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folderSYNOPSIS¶
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-sendOPTIONS¶
-v, --verboseBe 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¶
imap.folderThe folder to drop the mails into, which is typically the
Drafts folder. For example: "INBOX.Drafts", "INBOX/Drafts"
or "[Gmail]/Drafts". Required.
imap.tunnel
Command used to setup a tunnel to the IMAP server through
which commands will be piped instead of using a direct network connection to
the server. Required when imap.host is not set.
imap.host
A URL identifying the server. Use a imap:// prefix
for non-secure connections and a imaps:// prefix for secure
connections. Ignored when imap.tunnel is set, but required otherwise.
imap.user
The username to use when logging in to the server.
imap.pass
The password to use when logging in to the server.
imap.port
An integer port number to connect to on the server.
Defaults to 143 for imap:// hosts and 993 for imaps:// hosts. Ignored when
imap.tunnel is set.
imap.sslverify
A boolean to enable/disable verification of the server
certificate used by the SSL/TLS connection. Default is true. Ignored
when imap.tunnel is set.
imap.preformattedHTML
A boolean to enable/disable the use of html encoding when
sending a patch. An html encoded patch will be bracketed with <pre> and
have a content type of text/html. Ironically, enabling this option causes
Thunderbird to send the patch as a plain/text, format=fixed email. Default is
false.
imap.authMethod
Specify authenticate method for authentication with IMAP
server. If Git was built with the NO_CURL option, or if your curl version is
older than 7.34.0, or if you’re running git-imap-send with the
--no-curl option, the only supported method is CRAM-MD5. If this
is not set then git imap-send uses the basic IMAP plaintext LOGIN
command.
Examples¶
Using tunnel mode:[imap] folder = "INBOX.Drafts" tunnel = "ssh -q -C user@example.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null"
[imap] folder = "INBOX.Drafts" host = imap://imap.example.com user = bob pass = p4ssw0rd
[imap] folder = "INBOX.Drafts" host = imaps://imap.example.com user = bob pass = p4ssw0rd port = 123 sslverify = false
EXAMPLE¶
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
$ git format-patch --cover-letter -M --stdout origin/master | git imap-send
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_emailSEE ALSO¶
git-format-patch(1), git-send-email(1), mbox(5)GIT¶
Part of the git(1) suite05/15/2017 | Git 2.11.0 |