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6 git-shell - Restricted login shell for Git-only SSH access
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9 git shell [-c <command> <argument>]
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12 A login shell for SSH accounts to provide restricted Git access. When
13 -c is given, the program executes <command> non-interactively;
14 <command> can be one of git receive-pack, git upload-pack, git
15 upload-archive, cvs server, or a command in COMMAND_DIR. The shell is
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20 cvs server is a special command which executes git-cvsserver.
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28 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org[1]>
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31 Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org[2]>.
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