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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index f6b8ba6fec..0ce941ef44 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -579,7 +579,10 @@ struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url_orig,
git_tcp_connect(fd, host, flags);
/*
* Separate original protocol components prog and path
- * from extended components with a NUL byte.
+ * from extended host header with a NUL byte.
+ *
+ * Note: Do not add any other headers here! Doing so
+ * will cause older git-daemon servers to crash.
*/
packet_write(fd[1],
"%s %s%chost=%s%c",
@@ -602,14 +605,18 @@ struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url_orig,
die("command line too long");
conn->in = conn->out = -1;
- conn->argv = arg = xcalloc(6, sizeof(*arg));
+ conn->argv = arg = xcalloc(7, sizeof(*arg));
if (protocol == PROTO_SSH) {
const char *ssh = getenv("GIT_SSH");
+ int putty = ssh && strcasestr(ssh, "plink");
if (!ssh) ssh = "ssh";
*arg++ = ssh;
+ if (putty && !strcasestr(ssh, "tortoiseplink"))
+ *arg++ = "-batch";
if (port) {
- *arg++ = "-p";
+ /* P is for PuTTY, p is for OpenSSH */
+ *arg++ = putty ? "-P" : "-p";
*arg++ = port;
}
*arg++ = host;