SYNOPSIS
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-git remote add nick "ext::<command>[ <arguments>...]"
+git remote add <nick> "ext::<command>[ <arguments>...]"
DESCRIPTION
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-This remote helper uses the specified 'program' to connect
+This remote helper uses the specified '<command>' to connect
to a remote git server.
-Data written to stdin of this specified 'program' is assumed
-to be sent to git:// server, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack
+Data written to stdin of the specified '<command>' is assumed
+to be sent to a git:// server, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack
or git-upload-archive (depending on situation), and data read
-from stdout of this program is assumed to be received from
+from stdout of <command> is assumed to be received from
the same service.
-Command and arguments are separated by unescaped space.
+Command and arguments are separated by an unescaped space.
The following sequences have a special meaning:
git-upload-pack, or git-upload-archive) of the service
git wants to invoke.
-'%G<repository>' (as argument)::
- This argument will not be passed to 'program'. Instead, it
- will cause helper to start by sending git:// service request to
- remote side with service field set to approiate value and
- repository field set to <repository>. Default is not to send
- such request.
+'%G' (must be the first characters in an argument)::
+ This argument will not be passed to '<command>'. Instead, it
+ will cause the helper to start by sending git:// service requests to
+ the remote side with the service field set to an appropriate value and
+ the repository field set to rest of the argument. Default is not to send
+ such a request.
+
This is useful if remote side is git:// server accessed over
some tunnel.
-'%V<host>' (as argument)::
- This argument will not be passed to 'program'. Instead it sets
- the vhost field in git:// service request. Default is not to
- send vhost in such request (if sent).
+'%V' (must be first characters in argument)::
+ This argument will not be passed to '<command>'. Instead it sets
+ the vhost field in the git:// service request (to rest of the argument).
+ Default is not to send vhost in such request (if sent).
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
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This remote helper is transparently used by git when
you use commands such as "git fetch <URL>", "git clone <URL>",
-, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add nick <URL>", where <URL>
+, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add <nick> <URL>", where <URL>
begins with `ext::`. Examples:
"ext::ssh -i /home/foo/.ssh/somekey user@host.example %S 'foo/repo'"::