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index f0e57a597b..a60776eb57 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ files in the directory), or directly as a revision list. In the
last case, any format accepted by linkgit:git-format-patch[1] can
be passed to git send-email.
-The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
+The header of the email is configurable via command-line options. If not
specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine
enabled interface to provide the necessary information.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
When '--compose' is used, git send-email will use the From, Subject, and
In-Reply-To headers specified in the message. If the body of the message
(what you type after the headers and a blank line) only contains blank
-(or Git: prefixed) lines the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
+(or Git: prefixed) lines, the summary won't be sent, but From, Subject,
and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
+
Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ See the CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'.
--from=<address>::
Specify the sender of the emails. If not specified on the command line,
the value of the 'sendemail.from' configuration option is used. If
- neither the command line option nor 'sendemail.from' are set, then the
+ neither the command-line option nor 'sendemail.from' are set, then the
user will be prompted for the value. The default for the prompt will be
the value of GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, or GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT if that is not
set, as returned by "git var -l".
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ Automating
cc list. Default is the value of 'sendemail.signedoffbycc' configuration
value; if that is unspecified, default to --signed-off-by-cc.
+--[no-]cc-cover::
+ If this is set, emails found in Cc: headers in the first patch of
+ the series (typically the cover letter) are added to the cc list
+ for each email set. Default is the value of 'sendemail.cccover'
+ configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-cc-cover.
+
+--[no-]to-cover::
+ If this is set, emails found in To: headers in the first patch of
+ the series (typically the cover letter) are added to the to list
+ for each email set. Default is the value of 'sendemail.tocover'
+ configuration value; if that is unspecified, default to --no-to-cover.
+
--suppress-cc=<category>::
Specify an additional category of recipients to suppress the
auto-cc of: