Detach from the shell. Implies --syslog.
--pid-file=file::
- Save the process id in 'file'.
+ Save the process id in 'file'. Ignored when the daemon
+ is run under `--inetd`.
--user=user, --group=group::
Change daemon's uid and gid before entering the service loop.
SERVICES
--------
+These services can be globally enabled/disabled using the
+command line options of this command. If a finer-grained
+control is desired (e.g. to allow `git-archive` to be run
+against only in a few selected repositories the daemon serves),
+the per-repository configuration file can be used to enable or
+disable them.
+
upload-pack::
This serves `git-fetch-pack` and `git-peek-remote`
clients. It is enabled by default, but a repository can
item to `false`.
upload-archive::
- This serves `git-archive --remote`.
+ This serves `git-archive --remote`. It is disabled by
+ default, but a repository can enable it by setting
+ `daemon.uploadarchive` configuration item to `true`.
+
+receive-pack::
+ This serves `git-send-pack` clients, allowing anonymous
+ push. It is disabled by default, as there is _no_
+ authentication in the protocol (in other words, anybody
+ can push anything into the repository, including removal
+ of refs). This is solely meant for a closed LAN setting
+ where everybody is friendly. This service can be
+ enabled by `daemon.receivepack` configuration item to
+ `true`.
EXAMPLES
--------
Repositories can still be accessed by hostname though, assuming
they correspond to these IP addresses.
+selectively enable/disable services per repository::
+ To enable `git-archive --remote` and disable `git-fetch` against
+ a repository, have the following in the configuration file in the
+ repository (that is the file 'config' next to 'HEAD', 'refs' and
+ 'objects').
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+ [daemon]
+ uploadpack = false
+ uploadarchive = true
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
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