git-imap-send(1)
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NAME
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git-imap-send - Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder
SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git imap-send' [-v] [-q] [--[no-]curl]
DESCRIPTION
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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
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-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
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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
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Using tunnel mode:
..........................
[imap]
folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
tunnel = "ssh -q -C user@example.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null"
..........................
Using direct mode:
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[imap]
folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
host = imap://imap.example.com
user = bob
pass = p4ssw0rd
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Using direct mode with SSL:
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[imap]
folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
host = imaps://imap.example.com
user = bob
pass = p4ssw0rd
port = 123
sslverify = false
.........................
EXAMPLES
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To submit patches using GMail's IMAP interface, first, edit your ~/.gitconfig
to specify your account settings:
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[imap]
folder = "[Gmail]/Drafts"
host = imaps://imap.gmail.com
user = user@gmail.com
port = 993
sslverify = false
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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
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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
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linkgit:git-format-patch[1], linkgit:git-send-email[1], mbox(5)
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite