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

SYNOPSIS
       git shell [-c <command> <argument>]

DESCRIPTION
       A login shell for SSH accounts to provide restricted Git access. When -c is given, the program executes <command>
       non-interactively; <command> can be one of git receive-pack, git upload-pack, git upload-archive, cvs server, or a
       command in COMMAND_DIR. The shell is started in interactive mode when no arguments are given; in this case, COMMAND_DIR
       must exist, and any of the executables in it can be invoked.

       cvs server is a special command which executes git-cvsserver.

       COMMAND_DIR is the path "$HOME/git-shell-commands". The user must have read and execute permissions to the directory in
       order to execute the programs in it. The programs are executed with a cwd of $HOME, and <argument> is parsed as a
       command-line string.

AUTHOR
       Written by Linus Torvalds <torvaldsATosdl.org[1]>

DOCUMENTATION
       Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git-list <gitATvger.org[2]>.

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES
        1. torvaldsATosdl.org
           mailto:torvaldsATosdl.org

        2. gitATvger.org
           mailto:gitATvger.org



Git 1.7.4.4                                                04/11/2011                                               GIT-SHELL(1)