git-commit-vandalism/Documentation
Paolo Bonzini 8d81408435 git-send-email: add --transfer-encoding option
The thread at http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/257392
details problems when applying patches with "git am" in a repository with
CRLF line endings.  In the example in the thread, the repository originated
from "git-svn" so it is not possible to use core.eol and friends on it.

Right now, the best option is to use "git am --keep-cr".  However, when
a patch create new files, the patch application process will reject the
new file because it finds a "/dev/null\r" string instead of "/dev/null".

The problem is that SMTP transport is CRLF-unsafe.  Sending a patch by
email is the same as passing it through "dos2unix | unix2dos".  The newly
introduced CRLFs are normally transparent because git-am strips them. The
keepcr=true setting preserves them, but it is mostly working by chance
and it would be very problematic to have a "git am" workflow in a
repository with mixed LF and CRLF line endings.

The MIME solution to this is the quoted-printable transfer enconding.
This is not something that we want to enable by default, since it makes
received emails horrible to look at.  However, it is a very good match
for projects that store CRLF line endings in the repository.

The only disadvantage of quoted-printable is that quoted-printable
patches fail to apply if the maintainer uses "git am --keep-cr".  This
is because the decoded patch will have two carriage returns at the end
of the line.  Therefore, add support for base64 transfer encoding too,
which makes received emails downright impossible to look at outside
a MUA, but really just works.

The patch covers all bases, including users that still live in the late
80s, by also providing a 7bit content transfer encoding that refuses
to send emails with non-ASCII character in them.  And finally, "8bit"
will add a Content-Transfer-Encoding header but otherwise do nothing.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2014-11-25 14:00:15 -08:00
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howto Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
RelNotes Git 2.2.0-rc3 2014-11-21 12:10:56 -08:00
technical Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
.gitattributes
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asciidoc.conf
blame-options.txt blame: document multiple -L support 2013-08-06 14:34:43 -07:00
build-docdep.perl
cat-texi.perl
cmd-list.perl
CodingGuidelines Merge branch 'po/error-message-style' 2014-07-16 11:33:03 -07:00
config.txt git-send-email: add --transfer-encoding option 2014-11-25 14:00:15 -08:00
date-formats.txt Correct word usage of "timezone" in "Documentation" directory 2013-11-12 10:47:17 -08:00
diff-config.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
diff-format.txt
diff-generate-patch.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
diff-options.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
docbook-xsl.css
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everyday.txto doc: add 'everyday' to 'git help' 2014-10-10 16:02:26 -07:00
fetch-options.txt fetch: allow explicit --refmap to override configuration 2014-06-05 15:13:12 -07:00
fix-texi.perl
git-add.txt Merge branch 'jl/nor-or-nand-and' 2014-04-08 12:00:28 -07:00
git-am.txt Merge branch 'cp/am-patch-format-doc' 2014-03-25 11:01:31 -07:00
git-annotate.txt
git-apply.txt
git-archimport.txt
git-archive.txt docs: clarify remote restrictions for git-upload-archive 2014-02-28 09:55:35 -08:00
git-bisect-lk2009.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-bisect.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-blame.txt docs/git-blame: explain more clearly the example pickaxe use 2014-02-11 11:03:07 -08:00
git-branch.txt Refer to branch.<name>.remote/merge when documenting --track 2013-09-09 11:03:01 -07:00
git-bundle.txt
git-cat-file.txt cat-file: provide %(deltabase) batch format 2013-12-26 11:54:26 -08:00
git-check-attr.txt Merge branch 'jc/check-x-z' 2013-09-04 12:23:25 -07:00
git-check-ignore.txt check-ignore: Add option to ignore index contents 2013-09-12 15:40:29 -07:00
git-check-mailmap.txt builtin: add git-check-mailmap command 2013-07-13 10:19:37 -07:00
git-check-ref-format.txt Add new @ shortcut for HEAD 2013-09-12 14:39:34 -07:00
git-checkout-index.txt
git-checkout.txt Documentation: @{-N} can refer to a commit 2014-01-21 13:50:00 -08:00
git-cherry-pick.txt parse-options: multi-word argh should use dash to separate words 2014-03-24 10:43:34 -07:00
git-cherry.txt Documentation: revamp git-cherry(1) 2013-11-27 12:16:49 -08:00
git-citool.txt
git-clean.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-clone.txt docs/git-clone: clarify use of --no-hardlinks option 2014-02-11 11:03:07 -08:00
git-column.txt doc: remote author/documentation sections from more pages 2014-01-27 08:34:34 -08:00
git-commit-tree.txt commit-tree: add and document --no-gpg-sign 2014-02-24 14:51:35 -08:00
git-commit.txt Merge branch 'jc/doc-commit-only' 2014-11-18 10:19:42 -08:00
git-config.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-count-objects.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
git-credential-cache--daemon.txt credential-cache: close stderr in daemon process 2014-09-16 11:11:58 -07:00
git-credential-cache.txt
git-credential-store.txt docs/credential-store: s/--store/--file/ 2014-11-06 09:51:08 -08:00
git-credential.txt Documentation: make AsciiDoc links always point to HTML files 2013-09-06 14:49:06 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.txt
git-cvsimport.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-cvsserver.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-daemon.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-describe.txt use 'commit-ish' instead of 'committish' 2013-09-04 15:03:03 -07:00
git-diff-files.txt
git-diff-index.txt Documentation/diff-index: mention two modes of operation 2013-05-20 15:50:44 -07:00
git-diff-tree.txt
git-diff.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
git-difftool.txt difftool: add support for --trust-exit-code 2014-10-28 10:36:57 -07:00
git-fast-export.txt Merge branch 'mh/doc-remote-helper-xref' 2014-11-19 13:47:56 -08:00
git-fast-import.txt doc: add some crossrefs between manual pages 2014-11-11 14:47:04 -08:00
git-fetch-pack.txt Merge branch 'tb/doc-fetch-pack-url' into maint 2013-12-17 11:34:24 -08:00
git-fetch.txt docs: Explain the purpose of fetch's and pull's <refspec> parameter. 2014-06-12 09:59:13 -07:00
git-filter-branch.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-fmt-merge-msg.txt documentation: trivial style cleanups 2013-05-17 12:09:21 -07:00
git-for-each-ref.txt doc: remote author/documentation sections from more pages 2014-01-27 08:34:34 -08:00
git-format-patch.txt format-patch: add "--signature-file=<file>" option 2014-05-27 12:38:32 -07:00
git-fsck-objects.txt
git-fsck.txt documentation: trivial style cleanups 2013-05-17 12:09:21 -07:00
git-gc.txt gc --aggressive: make --depth configurable 2014-03-31 10:26:24 -07:00
git-get-tar-commit-id.txt
git-grep.txt grep: add grep.fullName config variable 2014-03-20 12:38:00 -07:00
git-gui.txt
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git-help.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-http-backend.txt Merge commit 'doc/http-backend: missing accent grave in literal mark-up' 2014-04-09 11:45:04 -07:00
git-http-fetch.txt
git-http-push.txt
git-imap-send.txt Documentation: fix mismatched delimiters in git-imap-send 2014-10-13 13:35:37 -07:00
git-index-pack.txt clone: open a shortcut for connectivity check 2013-05-28 08:07:20 -07:00
git-init-db.txt
git-init.txt Documentation: git-init: flesh out example 2014-08-08 13:17:42 -07:00
git-instaweb.txt
git-interpret-trailers.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-log.txt Merge branch 'jj/log-doc' into maint 2013-12-17 11:35:41 -08:00
git-ls-files.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-ls-remote.txt ls-remote doc: don't encourage use of branches-file 2013-06-23 00:33:58 -07:00
git-ls-tree.txt
git-mailinfo.txt documentation: trivial style cleanups 2013-05-17 12:09:21 -07:00
git-mailsplit.txt
git-merge-base.txt merge-base: teach "--fork-point" mode 2013-10-29 13:06:08 -07:00
git-merge-file.txt Documentation/git-merge-file: document option "--diff3" 2013-08-09 14:19:59 -07:00
git-merge-index.txt
git-merge-one-file.txt
git-merge-tree.txt use 'tree-ish' instead of 'treeish' 2013-09-04 15:02:56 -07:00
git-merge.txt merge: enable defaulttoupstream by default 2014-04-22 12:53:59 -07:00
git-mergetool--lib.txt
git-mergetool.txt mergetool: document the default for --[no-]prompt 2014-04-24 11:29:05 -07:00
git-mktag.txt
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git-mv.txt mv: better document side effects when moving a submodule 2014-01-07 14:33:04 -08:00
git-name-rev.txt use 'commit-ish' instead of 'committish' 2013-09-04 15:03:03 -07:00
git-notes.txt parse-options: multi-word argh should use dash to separate words 2014-03-24 10:43:34 -07:00
git-p4.txt git p4 doc: use two-line style for options with multiple spellings 2014-01-22 08:06:20 -08:00
git-pack-objects.txt upload-pack: send shallow info over stdin to pack-objects 2014-03-11 13:32:10 -07:00
git-pack-redundant.txt
git-pack-refs.txt Documentation: remove --prune from pack-refs examples 2013-07-18 16:23:46 -07:00
git-parse-remote.txt
git-patch-id.txt patch-id: make it stable against hunk reordering 2014-06-10 13:09:24 -07:00
git-prune-packed.txt Documentation: adjust document title underlining 2014-10-13 13:35:18 -07:00
git-prune.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
git-pull.txt Merge branch 'jc/maint-pull-docfix' into maint 2014-02-05 14:03:47 -08:00
git-push.txt Merge branch 'po/everyday-doc' 2014-10-16 14:16:42 -07:00
git-quiltimport.txt Documentation: adjust document title underlining 2014-10-13 13:35:18 -07:00
git-read-tree.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-rebase.txt Merge branch 'so/rebase-doc-fork-point' 2014-10-14 10:49:07 -07:00
git-receive-pack.txt signed push: allow stale nonce in stateless mode 2014-09-17 15:19:54 -07:00
git-reflog.txt Merge branch 'jc/prune-all' 2013-05-29 14:23:04 -07:00
git-relink.txt
git-remote-ext.txt doc: add some crossrefs between manual pages 2014-11-11 14:47:04 -08:00
git-remote-fd.txt doc: add some crossrefs between manual pages 2014-11-11 14:47:04 -08:00
git-remote-helpers.txto
git-remote-testgit.txt
git-remote.txt docs/git-remote: capitalize first word of initial blurb 2014-02-11 11:03:07 -08:00
git-repack.txt Merge branch 'jk/repack-pack-keep-objects' 2014-03-18 13:50:29 -07:00
git-replace.txt Merge branch 'cc/replace-graft' 2014-07-27 15:14:18 -07:00
git-request-pull.txt request-pull: documentation updates 2014-03-13 14:22:20 -07:00
git-rerere.txt
git-reset.txt Merge branch 'jl/nor-or-nand-and' 2014-04-08 12:00:28 -07:00
git-rev-list.txt pretty: provide a strict ISO 8601 date format 2014-08-29 12:37:02 -07:00
git-rev-parse.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-revert.txt parse-options: multi-word argh should use dash to separate words 2014-03-24 10:43:34 -07:00
git-rm.txt rm: better document side effects when removing a submodule 2014-01-07 14:34:06 -08:00
git-send-email.txt git-send-email: add --transfer-encoding option 2014-11-25 14:00:15 -08:00
git-send-pack.txt send-pack: take refspecs over stdin 2014-08-26 12:58:02 -07:00
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git-sh-setup.txt Merge branch 'jc/reflog-doc' 2013-10-18 13:50:12 -07:00
git-shell.txt shell doc: remove stray "+" in example 2014-05-08 10:26:26 -07:00
git-shortlog.txt
git-show-branch.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
git-show-index.txt
git-show-ref.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
git-show.txt Documentation/git-show.txt: include common diff options, like git-log.txt 2013-07-17 17:50:56 -07:00
git-stage.txt Documentation: adjust document title underlining 2014-10-13 13:35:18 -07:00
git-stash.txt stash doc: mention short form -k in save description 2014-02-24 09:13:30 -08:00
git-status.txt doc: fix 'git status --help' character quoting 2014-10-19 20:45:16 -07:00
git-stripspace.txt
git-submodule.txt Merge branch 'mc/doc-submodule-sync-recurse' into maint 2014-07-10 11:08:31 -07:00
git-svn.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-symbolic-ref.txt
git-tag.txt Merge branch 'maint-2.0' into maint 2014-10-07 13:40:51 -07:00
git-tools.txt
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git-unpack-objects.txt Merge branch 'vd/doc-unpack-objects' into maint 2013-11-07 14:37:36 -08:00
git-update-index.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
git-update-ref.txt update-ref --stdin -z: deprecate interpreting the empty string as zeros 2014-04-07 12:09:13 -07:00
git-update-server-info.txt
git-upload-archive.txt add uploadarchive.allowUnreachable option 2014-02-28 09:55:37 -08:00
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git-verify-commit.txt verify-commit: scriptable commit signature verification 2014-06-23 15:50:31 -07:00
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git-web--browse.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-whatchanged.txt whatchanged: document its historical nature 2013-08-13 09:01:54 -07:00
git-write-tree.txt
git.txt Sync with Git 2.1.3 2014-10-29 10:50:17 -07:00
gitattributes.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
gitcli.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
gitcore-tutorial.txt doc: add 'everyday' to 'git help' 2014-10-10 16:02:26 -07:00
gitcredentials.txt
gitcvs-migration.txt doc: add 'everyday' to 'git help' 2014-10-10 16:02:26 -07:00
gitdiffcore.txt diffcore-pickaxe doc: document -S and -G properly 2013-06-03 10:53:11 -07:00
giteveryday.txt doc: add 'everyday' to 'git help' 2014-10-10 16:02:26 -07:00
gitglossary.txt doc: add 'everyday' to 'git help' 2014-10-10 16:02:26 -07:00
githooks.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
gitignore.txt Merge branch 'nd/gitignore-trailing-whitespace' into maint 2014-11-12 12:13:12 -08:00
gitk.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
gitmodules.txt status/commit: show staged submodules regardless of ignore config 2014-04-07 10:32:20 -07:00
gitnamespaces.txt
gitremote-helpers.txt doc: add some crossrefs between manual pages 2014-11-11 14:47:04 -08:00
gitrepository-layout.txt read-cache: split-index mode 2014-06-13 11:49:39 -07:00
gitrevisions.txt
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gitweb.conf.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
gitweb.txt Documentation: fix documentation AsciiDoc links for external urls 2014-02-20 14:14:58 -08:00
gitworkflows.txt
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merge-config.txt
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merge-strategies.txt Merge branch 'rr/doc-merge-strategies' into maint 2014-04-03 13:39:03 -07:00
pretty-formats.txt Merge branch 'bc/asciidoc-pretty-formats-fix' into maint 2014-10-29 10:35:10 -07:00
pretty-options.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
pull-fetch-param.txt docs: Explain the purpose of fetch's and pull's <refspec> parameter. 2014-06-12 09:59:13 -07:00
rev-list-options.txt Documentation: typofixes 2014-11-04 13:14:44 -08:00
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