Hi Junio,
On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 8:47 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 4:31 PM Andreas Schwab <schwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On Okt 04 2021, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> > If the name of an email address contains a comma, it will be split
> >> > incorrectly into multiple addresses.
> >>
> >> If you want to include a comma in the display-name part of an address,
> >> you need to use the quoted-string form of the phrase.
> >
> > Adding more quoting like:
> >
> > git send-email --to "\"foo bar, geert\" <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
> >
> > indeed works. But I feel git send-email could do better, given it already
> > receives the full email address in a single argv[] entry.
>
> Sorry, but I do not quite follow.
>
> If I were to send a message both to the list and to you, wouldn't
>
> git send-email --to "l-k@xxxxxxxxxx, geert <g@l-m68k.o>"
>
> a valid way to do so?
Oh wait, I never realized --to and --cc take multiple email addresses;
I also use multiple --to/--cc options instead.
So the behavior I see is actually the expected behavior.
Thanks, and sorry for the noise.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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