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| author |  Linus Arver <linusarver@gmail.com> | 2014-08-08 10:29:15 -0700 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2014-08-08 13:17:40 -0700 |
| commit | ddeab3aea3c81783b13ff7091552c205d0884675 (patch) | |
| tree | 6b454e82ff017d654a118eb0da062421241a1a3f /Documentation/git-init.txt | |
| parent | Documentation: git-init: typographical fixes (diff) | |
| download | tgif-ddeab3aea3c81783b13ff7091552c205d0884675.tar.xz | |
Documentation: git-init: list items facelift
No textual change.
Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusarver@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt index f1f920e0b4..c02ccd0b14 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt @@ -72,30 +72,37 @@ repository. When specified, the config variable "core.sharedRepository" is set so that files and directories under `$GIT_DIR` are created with the requested permissions. When not specified, Git will use permissions reported by umask(2). - ++ The option can have the following values, defaulting to 'group' if no value is given: ++ +-- +'umask' (or 'false'):: + +Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default, when `--shared` is not +specified. + +'group' (or 'true'):: - - 'umask' (or 'false'): Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default, - when `--shared` is not specified. - - - 'group' (or 'true'): Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since - the git group may be not the primary group of all users). - This is used to loosen the permissions of an otherwise safe umask(2) value. - Note that the umask still applies to the other permission bits (e.g. if - umask is '0022', using 'group' will not remove read privileges from other - (non-group) users). See '0xxx' for how to exactly specify the repository - permissions. - - - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository - readable by all users. - - - '0xxx': '0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'. - '0xxx' will override users' umask(2) value (and not only loosen permissions - as 'group' and 'all' does). '0640' will create a repository which is - group-readable, but not group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will - create a repo that is readable and writable to the current user and group, - but inaccessible to others. +Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since the git group may be not +the primary group of all users). This is used to loosen the permissions of an +otherwise safe umask(2) value. Note that the umask still applies to the other +permission bits (e.g. if umask is '0022', using 'group' will not remove read +privileges from other (non-group) users). See '0xxx' for how to exactly specify +the repository permissions. + +'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'):: + +Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users. + +'0xxx':: + +'0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'. '0xxx' will +override users' umask(2) value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and +'all' does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but not +group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo that is +readable and writable to the current user and group, but inaccessible to others. +-- By default, the configuration flag `receive.denyNonFastForwards` is enabled in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push |