git-shell.txt

git-shell(1)
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NAME
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git-shell - Restricted login shell for GIT-only SSH access


SYNOPSIS
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'$(git --exec-path)/git-shell' -c <command> <argument>

DESCRIPTION
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This is meant to be used as a login shell for SSH accounts you want
to restrict to GIT pull/push access only. It permits execution only
of server-side GIT commands implementing the pull/push functionality.
The commands can be executed only by the '-c' option; the shell is not
interactive.

Currently, only four commands are permitted to be called, 'git-receive-pack'
'git-upload-pack' and 'git-upload-archive' with a single required argument, or
'cvs server' (to invoke 'git-cvsserver').

Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

Documentation
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Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite