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The original git-shell(1) manpage emphasized that the shell supports only git transport commands. As the shell gained features, that emphasis and focus in the manual has been lost. Bring it back by splitting the manpage into a few short sections and fleshing out each: - SYNOPSIS, describing how the shell gets used in practice - DESCRIPTION, which gives an overview of the purpose and guarantees provided by this restricted shell - COMMANDS, listing supported commands and restrictions on the arguments they accept - INTERACTIVE USE, describing the interactive mode Also add a "see also" section with related reading. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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git-shell(1)
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NAME
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----
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git-shell - Restricted login shell for Git-only SSH access
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'chsh' -s $(command -v git-shell) <user>
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'git clone' <user>`@localhost:/path/to/repo.git`
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'ssh' <user>`@localhost`
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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This is a login shell for SSH accounts to provide restricted Git access.
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It permits execution only of server-side Git commands implementing the
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pull/push functionality, plus custom commands present in a subdirectory
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named `git-shell-commands` in the user's home directory.
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COMMANDS
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--------
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'git shell' accepts the following commands after the '-c' option:
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'git receive-pack <argument>'::
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'git upload-pack <argument>'::
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'git upload-archive <argument>'::
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Call the corresponding server-side command to support
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the client's 'git push', 'git fetch', or 'git archive --remote'
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request.
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'cvs server'::
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Imitate a CVS server. See linkgit:git-cvsserver[1].
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If a `~/git-shell-commands` directory is present, 'git shell' will
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also handle other, custom commands by running
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"`git-shell-commands/<command> <arguments>`" from the user's home
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directory.
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INTERACTIVE USE
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---------------
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By default, the commands above can be executed only with the '-c'
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option; the shell is not interactive.
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If a `~/git-shell-commands` directory is present, 'git shell'
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can also be run interactively (with no arguments). If a `help`
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command is present in the `git-shell-commands` directory, it is
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run to provide the user with an overview of allowed actions. Then a
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"git> " prompt is presented at which one can enter any of the
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commands from the `git-shell-commands` directory, or `exit` to close
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the connection.
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Generally this mode is used as an administrative interface to allow
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users to list repositories they have access to, create, delete, or
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rename repositories, or change repository descriptions and
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permissions.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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ssh(1),
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linkgit:git-daemon[1],
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contrib/git-shell-commands/README
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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