NAME
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-git-daemon - A really simple server for GIT repositories.
+git-daemon - A really simple server for git repositories.
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-daemon' [--inetd | --port=n]
+'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all]
+ [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths] [directory...]
DESCRIPTION
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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.
+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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+--strict-paths::
+ Match paths exactly (i.e. don't allow "/foo/repo" when the real path is
+ "/foo/repo.git" or "/foo/repo/.git") and don't do user-relative paths.
+ git-daemon will refuse to start when this option is enabled and no
+ whitelist is specified.
+
+--export-all::
+ Allow pulling from all directories that look like GIT repositories
+ (have the 'objects' and 'refs' subdirectories), even if they
+ do not have the 'git-daemon-export-ok' file.
+
--inetd::
- Have the server run as an inetd service.
+ 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.
+
+--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.
+
+<directory>::
+ A directory to add to the whitelist of allowed directories. Unless
+ --strict-paths is specified this will also include subdirectories
+ of each named directory.
+
Author
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-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org>
+Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki
+<yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>
Documentation
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