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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-init.txt11
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 2553ab56f7..ad921fe782 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ repository. If not specified, fall back to the default name (currently
`master`, but this is subject to change in the future; the name can be
customized via the `init.defaultBranch` configuration variable).
---shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<umask>)]::
+--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<perm>)]::
Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This
allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
@@ -110,15 +110,16 @@ the repository permissions.
Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users.
-'<umask>'::
+'<perm>'::
-'<umask>' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file
-will have mode '<umask>'. '<umask>' will override users' umask(2)
+'<perm>' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file
+will have mode '<perm>'. '<perm>' 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.
+inaccessible to others (directories and executable files get their
+`x` bit from the `r` bit for corresponding classes of users).
--
By default, the configuration flag `receive.denyNonFastForwards` is enabled