NAME
git-shell - Restricted login shell for GIT-only SSH access
SYNOPSIS
$(git --exec-path)/git-shell -c <command> <argument>
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 <torvalds@osdl.org[1]>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org[2]>.
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