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.TH "GIT-SHELL" 1 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
git-shell \- Restricted login shell for GIT over SSH only
.SH "SYNOPSIS"


\fIgit\-shell\fR \-c <command> <argument>

.SH "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 \fI\-c\fR option; the shell is not interactive\&.


Currently, only the git\-receive\-pack and git\-upload\-pack commands are permitted to be called, with a single required argument\&.

.SH "AUTHOR"


Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl\&.org>

.SH "DOCUMENTATION"


Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git\-list <git@vger\&.kernel\&.org>\&.

.SH "GIT"


Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite