git/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt

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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'git imap-send'


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.

Typical usage is something like:

git format-patch --signoff --stdout --attach origin | git imap-send


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
~~~~~~~~~

imap.folder::
	The folder to drop the mails into, which is typically the Drafts
	folder. For example: "INBOX.Drafts", "INBOX/Drafts" or
	"[Gmail]/Drafts". Required to use imap-send.

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 to use imap-send.

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 to use imap-send
	otherwise.

imap.user::
	The username to use when logging in to the server.

imap.password::
	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.

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
..........................


BUGS
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Doesn't handle lines starting with "From " in the message body.


Author
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Derived from isync 1.0.1 by Mike McCormack.

Documentation
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Documentation by Mike McCormack

GIT
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