NAME
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-git-daemon - Some git command not yet documented.
-
+git-daemon - A really simple server for git repositories.
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-daemon' [ --option ] <args>...
+'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all]
+ [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [directory...]
DESCRIPTION
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-Does something not yet documented.
+A really simple TCP git daemon that normally listens on port "DEFAULT_GIT_PORT"
+aka 9418. It waits for a connection, and will just execute "git-upload-pack"
+when it gets one.
+
+It's careful in that there's a magic request-line that gives the command and
+what directory to upload, and it verifies that the directory is ok.
+It verifies that the directory has the magic file "git-daemon-export-ok", and
+it will refuse to export any git directory that hasn't explicitly been marked
+for export this way (unless the '--export-all' parameter is specified). If you
+pass some directory paths as 'git-daemon' arguments, you can further restrict
+the offers to a whitelist comprising of those.
+
+This is ideally suited for read-only updates, ie pulling from git repositories.
OPTIONS
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---option::
- Some option not yet documented.
+--export-all::
+ Allow pulling from all directories that look like GIT repositories
+ (have the 'objects' subdirectory and a 'HEAD' file), even if they
+ do not have the 'git-daemon-export-ok' file.
+
+--inetd::
+ Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog.
+
+--port::
+ Listen on an alternative port.
+
+--init-timeout::
+ Timeout between the moment the connection is established and the
+ client request is received (typically a rather low value, since
+ that should be basically immediate).
+
+--timeout::
+ Timeout for specific client sub-requests. This includes the time
+ it takes for the server to process the sub-request and time spent
+ waiting for next client's request.
-<args>...::
- Some argument not yet documented.
+--syslog::
+ Log to syslog instead of stderr. Note that this option does not imply
+ --verbose, thus by default only error conditions will be logged.
+--verbose::
+ Log details about the incoming connections and requested files.
Author
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GIT
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-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite