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diff --git a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt index f2675c4193..7a99acf2ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt @@ -37,7 +37,20 @@ OPTIONS Instead of making a tar archive from local repository, retrieve a tar archive from a remote repository. -Examples +CONFIGURATION +------------- +By default, file and directories modes are set to 0666 or 0777. It is +possible to change this by setting the "umask" variable in the +repository configuration as follows : + +[tar] + umask = 002 ;# group friendly + +The special umask value "user" indicates that the user's current umask +will be used instead. The default value remains 0, which means world +readable/writable files and directories. + +EXAMPLES -------- git tar-tree HEAD junk | (cd /var/tmp/ && tar xf -):: |