From: Michael Witten <mfwitten@MIT.EDU>
To: spearce@spearce.org
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for --help text
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:58:30 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1222779512-58936-7-git-send-email-mfwitten@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1222779512-58936-6-git-send-email-mfwitten@mit.edu>
The options are partitioned into more digestible groups.
Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@mit.edu>
---
git-send-email.perl | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 3467cf1..80dae88 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -39,33 +39,40 @@ package main;
sub usage {
print <<EOT;
git send-email [options] <file | directory>...
-Options:
- --identity <str> * Use the sendemail.<id> options.
- --from <str> * Email From:
- --envelope-sender <str> * Email envelope sender.
- --to <str> * Email To:
- --cc <str> * Email Cc:
- --cc-cmd <str> * Email Cc: via `<str> \$patch_path`
- --bcc <str> * Email Bcc:
- --subject <str> * Email "Subject:" (only if --compose).
- --compose * Open an editor for introduction.
- --in-reply-to <str> * First "In-Reply-To:" (only if --compose).
- --[no-]chain-reply-to * Chain In-Reply-To: fields. Default on.
- --[no-]thread * Use In-Reply-To: field. Default on.
- --[no-]signed-off-by-cc * Actually send to Cc: and Signed-off-by:
- addresses. Default on.
- --suppress-cc <str> * author, self, sob, cccmd, all.
- --[no-]suppress-from * Don't send email to self. Default off.
- --smtp-server <str:int> * Outgoing SMTP server to use. The port
- is optional. Default 'localhost'.
- --smtp-server-port <int> * Outgoing SMTP server port.
- --smtp-user <str> * The username for SMTP-AUTH.
- --smtp-pass <str> * The password for SMTP-AUTH; not necessary.
- --smtp-encryption <str> * tls or ssl; anything else disables.
- --smtp-ssl * Deprecated. Use '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
- --quiet * Output one line of info per email.
- --dry-run * Don't actually send the emails.
- --[no-]validate * Perform patch sanity checks. Default on.
+
+ Composing:
+ --from <str> * Email From:
+ --to <str> * Email To:
+ --cc <str> * Email Cc:
+ --bcc <str> * Email Bcc:
+ --subject <str> * Email "Subject:"
+ --in-reply-to <str> * Email "In-Reply-To:"
+ --compose * Open an editor for introduction.
+
+ Sending:
+ --envelope-sender <str> * Email envelope sender.
+ --smtp-server <str:int> * Outgoing SMTP server to use. The port
+ is optional. Default 'localhost'.
+ --smtp-server-port <int> * Outgoing SMTP server port.
+ --smtp-user <str> * Username for SMTP-AUTH.
+ --smtp-pass <str> * Password for SMTP-AUTH; not necessary.
+ --smtp-encryption <str> * tls or ssl; anything else disables.
+ --smtp-ssl * Deprecated. Use '--smtp-encryption ssl'.
+
+ Automating:
+ --identity <str> * Use the sendemail.<id> options.
+ --cc-cmd <str> * Email Cc: via `<str> \$patch_path`
+ --suppress-cc <str> * author, self, sob, cccmd, all.
+ --[no-]signed-off-by-cc * Send to Cc: and Signed-off-by:
+ addresses. Default on.
+ --[no-]suppress-from * Send to self. Default off.
+ --[no-]chain-reply-to * Chain In-Reply-To: fields. Default on.
+ --[no-]thread * Use In-Reply-To: field. Default on.
+
+ Administering:
+ --quiet * Output one line of info per email.
+ --dry-run * Don't actually send the emails.
+ --[no-]validate * Perform patch sanity checks. Default on.
EOT
exit(1);
--
1.6.0.2.304.gdcf23.dirty
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-30 12:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-28 1:09 [PATCH 1/8] Docs: send-email's usage text and man page mention same options Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 2/8] Docs: send-email usage text much sexier Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 3/8] Docs: send-email: Man page option ordering Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 4/8] send-email: change --no-validate to boolean --[no-]validate Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 5/8] Docs: send-email: --chain_reply_to -> --[no-]chain-reply-to Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 6/8] Docs: Arranged config options in man page Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 7/8] Docs: send-email: Added all config variables to man end Michael Witten
2008-09-28 1:09 ` [PATCH 8/8] Docs: config: send-email config options included Michael Witten
2008-09-28 3:24 ` Jeff King
2008-09-28 19:03 ` Michael Witten
2008-09-28 19:06 ` Jeff King
2008-09-28 3:18 ` [PATCH 7/8] Docs: send-email: Added all config variables to man end Jeff King
2008-09-28 19:03 ` Michael Witten
2008-09-28 19:08 ` Jeff King
2008-09-28 3:15 ` [PATCH 6/8] Docs: Arranged config options in man page Jeff King
2008-09-28 19:03 ` Michael Witten
2008-09-28 4:51 ` [PATCH] bash completion: Add --[no-]-validate to "git send-email" Teemu Likonen
2008-09-28 12:55 ` Teemu Likonen
2008-09-28 8:08 ` [PATCH 3/8] Docs: send-email: Man page option ordering Jakub Narebski
2008-09-28 19:04 ` Michael Witten
2008-09-29 0:10 ` Jakub Narebski
2008-09-29 0:36 ` Jeff King
2008-09-29 5:08 ` [RFC 6/9] Docs: send-email: Remove unnecessary config variable description Michael Witten
2008-09-29 5:08 ` [RFC 7/9] send-email: Completely replace --signed-off-cc with --signed-off-by-cc Michael Witten
2008-09-29 5:08 ` [RFC 8/9] Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for --help text Michael Witten
2008-09-29 5:08 ` [RFC 9/9] Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for man text Michael Witten
2008-09-29 16:25 ` [RFC 8/9] Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for --help text Jeff King
[not found] ` <1222664781-55763-1-git-send-email-mfwitten@mit.edu>
[not found] ` <1222664781-55763-2-git-send-email-mfwitten@mit.edu>
2008-09-29 16:29 ` [RFC 7/9] send-email: Completely replace --signed-off-cc with --signed-off-by-cc Jeff King
2008-09-29 17:41 ` [RFC2 8/9] Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for man text Michael Witten
2008-09-29 17:41 ` [RFC2 9/9] send-email: signedoffcc -> signedoffbycc, but handle both Michael Witten
2008-09-29 17:44 ` Jeff King
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 1/9] Docs: send-email's usage text and man page mention same options Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 2/9] Docs: send-email usage text much sexier Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 3/9] Docs: send-email: Man page option ordering Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 4/9] send-email: change --no-validate to boolean --[no-]validate Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 5/9] Docs: send-email: --chain_reply_to -> --[no-]chain-reply-to Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 6/9] Docs: send-email: Remove unnecessary config variable description Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` Michael Witten [this message]
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 8/9] Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for man text Michael Witten
2008-09-30 12:58 ` [PATCH 9/9] send-email: signedoffcc -> signedoffbycc, but handle both Michael Witten
2008-10-01 3:27 ` [PATCH 3/9] Docs: send-email: Man page option ordering Jeff King
2008-10-01 20:34 ` Michael Witten
2008-10-01 20:36 ` Shawn O. Pearce
2008-09-28 5:08 ` [PATCH 1/8] Docs: send-email's usage text and man page mention same options Miklos Vajna
2008-09-28 19:04 ` Michael Witten
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