git-shell

GIT-SHELL(1)                      Git Manual                      GIT-SHELL(1)



NAME
       git-shell - Restricted login shell for GIT-only SSH access

SYNOPSIS
       $(git --exec-path)/git-shell -c  

DESCRIPTION
       This is meant to be used as a login shell for SSH accounts you want to
       restrict to GIT pull/push access only. It permits execution only of
       server-side GIT commands implementing the pull/push functionality. The
       commands can be executed only by the -c option; the shell is not
       interactive.

       Currently, only four commands are permitted to be called,
       git-receive-pack git-upload-pack and git-upload-archive with a single
       required argument, or cvs server (to invoke git-cvsserver).

AUTHOR
       Written by Linus Torvalds 

DOCUMENTATION
       Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git-list .

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES
        1. torvalds@osdl.org
           mailto:torvalds@osdl.org

        2. git@vger.kernel.org
           mailto:git@vger.kernel.org



Git 1.7.0.4                       12/03/2010                      GIT-SHELL(1)