Re: git send-email splits name with comma

From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Oct 4, 2021, 17:18 UTC
Message-ID: <CAMuHMdUk5=sqFvy51nxv5g3UFPhQnZ-6dBOS=xVDWdTxuLKuRQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <87r1d0svy4.fsf@igel.home>

Hi Andreas,

On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 4:31 PM Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> wrote:

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> 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@linux-m68k.org>"

indeed works. But I feel git send-email could do better, given it already receives the full email address in a single argv[] entry.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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