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Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> --- Documentation/everyday.txt | 424 ++---------------------------------------- Documentation/giteveryday.txt | 413 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 431 insertions(+), 406 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/giteveryday.txt diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt index e1fba85..3fc69f6 100644 --- a/Documentation/everyday.txt +++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt @@ -1,413 +1,25 @@ -Everyday Git With 20 Commands Or So +Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So =================================== -<<Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are essential for -anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who works alone. +NAME +---- +everyday - obsoleted page -If you work with other people, you will need commands listed in -the <<Individual Developer (Participant)>> section as well. +SYNOPSIS +-------- +See linkgit:giteveryday. -People who play the <<Integrator>> role need to learn some more -commands in addition to the above. +DESCRIPTION +----------- +This document has been moved to linkgit:giteveryday. -<<Repository Administration>> commands are for system -administrators who are responsible for the care and feeding -of Git repositories. +Please let the owners of the referring site know so that they can update the +link you clicked to get here. +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:giteveryday -Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - -A standalone individual developer does not exchange patches with -other people, and works alone in a single repository, using the -following commands. - - * linkgit:git-init[1] to create a new repository. - - * linkgit:git-show-branch[1] to see where you are. - - * linkgit:git-log[1] to see what happened. - - * linkgit:git-checkout[1] and linkgit:git-branch[1] to switch - branches. - - * linkgit:git-add[1] to manage the index file. - - * linkgit:git-diff[1] and linkgit:git-status[1] to see what - you are in the middle of doing. - - * linkgit:git-commit[1] to advance the current branch. - - * linkgit:git-reset[1] and linkgit:git-checkout[1] (with - pathname parameters) to undo changes. - - * linkgit:git-merge[1] to merge between local branches. - - * linkgit:git-rebase[1] to maintain topic branches. - - * linkgit:git-tag[1] to mark known point. - -Examples -~~~~~~~~ - -Use a tarball as a starting point for a new repository.:: -+ ------------- -$ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz -$ cd frotz -$ git init -$ git add . <1> -$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree." -$ git tag v2.43 <2> ------------- -+ -<1> add everything under the current directory. -<2> make a lightweight, unannotated tag. - -Create a topic branch and develop.:: -+ ------------- -$ git checkout -b alsa-audio <1> -$ edit/compile/test -$ git checkout -- curses/ux_audio_oss.c <2> -$ git add curses/ux_audio_alsa.c <3> -$ edit/compile/test -$ git diff HEAD <4> -$ git commit -a -s <5> -$ edit/compile/test -$ git reset --soft HEAD^ <6> -$ edit/compile/test -$ git diff ORIG_HEAD <7> -$ git commit -a -c ORIG_HEAD <8> -$ git checkout master <9> -$ git merge alsa-audio <10> -$ git log --since='3 days ago' <11> -$ git log v2.43.. curses/ <12> ------------- -+ -<1> create a new topic branch. -<2> revert your botched changes in `curses/ux_audio_oss.c`. -<3> you need to tell Git if you added a new file; removal and -modification will be caught if you do `git commit -a` later. -<4> to see what changes you are committing. -<5> commit everything as you have tested, with your sign-off. -<6> take the last commit back, keeping what is in the working tree. -<7> look at the changes since the premature commit we took back. -<8> redo the commit undone in the previous step, using the message -you originally wrote. -<9> switch to the master branch. -<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch. -<11> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be -combined and include `--max-count=10` (show 10 commits), -`--until=2005-12-10`, etc. -<12> view only the changes that touch what's in `curses/` -directory, since `v2.43` tag. - - -Individual Developer (Participant)[[Individual Developer (Participant)]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -A developer working as a participant in a group project needs to -learn how to communicate with others, and uses these commands in -addition to the ones needed by a standalone developer. - - * linkgit:git-clone[1] from the upstream to prime your local - repository. - - * linkgit:git-pull[1] and linkgit:git-fetch[1] from "origin" - to keep up-to-date with the upstream. - - * linkgit:git-push[1] to shared repository, if you adopt CVS - style shared repository workflow. - - * linkgit:git-format-patch[1] to prepare e-mail submission, if - you adopt Linux kernel-style public forum workflow. - -Examples -~~~~~~~~ - -Clone the upstream and work on it. Feed changes to upstream.:: -+ ------------- -$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../torvalds/linux-2.6 my2.6 -$ cd my2.6 -$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a -s <1> -$ git format-patch origin <2> -$ git pull <3> -$ git log -p ORIG_HEAD.. arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <4> -$ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <5> -$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <6> -$ git gc <7> -$ git fetch --tags <8> ------------- -+ -<1> repeat as needed. -<2> extract patches from your branch for e-mail submission. -<3> `git pull` fetches from `origin` by default and merges into the -current branch. -<4> immediately after pulling, look at the changes done upstream -since last time we checked, only in the -area we are interested in. -<5> fetch from a specific branch from a specific repository and merge. -<6> revert the pull. -<7> garbage collect leftover objects from reverted pull. -<8> from time to time, obtain official tags from the `origin` -and store them under `.git/refs/tags/`. - - -Push into another repository.:: -+ ------------- -satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz frotz <1> -satellite$ cd frotz -satellite$ git config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2> -remote.origin.url mothership:frotz -remote.origin.fetch refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* -branch.master.remote origin -branch.master.merge refs/heads/master -satellite$ git config remote.origin.push \ - master:refs/remotes/satellite/master <3> -satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit -satellite$ git push origin <4> - -mothership$ cd frotz -mothership$ git checkout master -mothership$ git merge satellite/master <5> ------------- -+ -<1> mothership machine has a frotz repository under your home -directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite -machine. -<2> clone sets these configuration variables by default. -It arranges `git pull` to fetch and store the branches of mothership -machine to local `remotes/origin/*` remote-tracking branches. -<3> arrange `git push` to push local `master` branch to -`remotes/satellite/master` branch of the mothership machine. -<4> push will stash our work away on `remotes/satellite/master` -remote-tracking branch on the mothership machine. You could use this -as a back-up method. -<5> on mothership machine, merge the work done on the satellite -machine into the master branch. - -Branch off of a specific tag.:: -+ ------------- -$ git checkout -b private2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1> -$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a -$ git checkout master -$ git format-patch -k -m --stdout v2.6.14..private2.6.14 | - git am -3 -k <2> ------------- -+ -<1> create a private branch based on a well known (but somewhat behind) -tag. -<2> forward port all changes in `private2.6.14` branch to `master` branch -without a formal "merging". - - -Integrator[[Integrator]] ------------------------- - -A fairly central person acting as the integrator in a group -project receives changes made by others, reviews and integrates -them and publishes the result for others to use, using these -commands in addition to the ones needed by participants. - - * linkgit:git-am[1] to apply patches e-mailed in from your - contributors. - - * linkgit:git-pull[1] to merge from your trusted lieutenants. - - * linkgit:git-format-patch[1] to prepare and send suggested - alternative to contributors. - - * linkgit:git-revert[1] to undo botched commits. - - * linkgit:git-push[1] to publish the bleeding edge. - - -Examples -~~~~~~~~ - -My typical Git day.:: -+ ------------- -$ git status <1> -$ git show-branch <2> -$ mailx <3> -& s 2 3 4 5 ./+to-apply -& s 7 8 ./+hold-linus -& q -$ git checkout -b topic/one master -$ git am -3 -i -s -u ./+to-apply <4> -$ compile/test -$ git checkout -b hold/linus && git am -3 -i -s -u ./+hold-linus <5> -$ git checkout topic/one && git rebase master <6> -$ git checkout pu && git reset --hard next <7> -$ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8> -$ git checkout maint -$ git cherry-pick master~4 <9> -$ compile/test -$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10> -$ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11> -$ git push ko <12> -$ git push ko v0.99.9x <13> ------------- -+ -<1> see what I was in the middle of doing, if any. -<2> see what topic branches I have and think about how ready -they are. -<3> read mails, save ones that are applicable, and save others -that are not quite ready. -<4> apply them, interactively, with my sign-offs. -<5> create topic branch as needed and apply, again with my -sign-offs. -<6> rebase internal topic branch that has not been merged to the -master, nor exposed as a part of a stable branch. -<7> restart `pu` every time from the next. -<8> and bundle topic branches still cooking. -<9> backport a critical fix. -<10> create a signed tag. -<11> make sure I did not accidentally rewind master beyond what I -already pushed out. `ko` shorthand points at the repository I have -at kernel.org, and looks like this: -+ ------------- -$ cat .git/remotes/ko -URL: kernel.org:/pub/scm/git/git.git -Pull: master:refs/tags/ko-master -Pull: next:refs/tags/ko-next -Pull: maint:refs/tags/ko-maint -Push: master -Push: next -Push: +pu -Push: maint ------------- -+ -In the output from `git show-branch`, `master` should have -everything `ko-master` has, and `next` should have -everything `ko-next` has. - -<12> push out the bleeding edge. -<13> push the tag out, too. - - -Repository Administration[[Repository Administration]] ------------------------------------------------------- - -A repository administrator uses the following tools to set up -and maintain access to the repository by developers. - - * linkgit:git-daemon[1] to allow anonymous download from - repository. - - * linkgit:git-shell[1] can be used as a 'restricted login shell' - for shared central repository users. - -link:howto/update-hook-example.txt[update hook howto] has a good -example of managing a shared central repository. - - -Examples -~~~~~~~~ -We assume the following in /etc/services:: -+ ------------- -$ grep 9418 /etc/services -git 9418/tcp # Git Version Control System ------------- - -Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.:: -+ ------------- -$ grep git /etc/inetd.conf -git stream tcp nowait nobody \ - /usr/bin/git-daemon git-daemon --inetd --export-all /pub/scm ------------- -+ -The actual configuration line should be on one line. - -Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from xinetd.:: -+ ------------- -$ cat /etc/xinetd.d/git-daemon -# default: off -# description: The Git server offers access to Git repositories -service git -{ - disable = no - type = UNLISTED - port = 9418 - socket_type = stream - wait = no - user = nobody - server = /usr/bin/git-daemon - server_args = --inetd --export-all --base-path=/pub/scm - log_on_failure += USERID -} ------------- -+ -Check your xinetd(8) documentation and setup, this is from a Fedora system. -Others might be different. - -Give push/pull only access to developers.:: -+ ------------- -$ grep git /etc/passwd <1> -alice:x:1000:1000::/home/alice:/usr/bin/git-shell -bob:x:1001:1001::/home/bob:/usr/bin/git-shell -cindy:x:1002:1002::/home/cindy:/usr/bin/git-shell -david:x:1003:1003::/home/david:/usr/bin/git-shell -$ grep git /etc/shells <2> -/usr/bin/git-shell ------------- -+ -<1> log-in shell is set to /usr/bin/git-shell, which does not -allow anything but `git push` and `git pull`. The users should -get an ssh access to the machine. -<2> in many distributions /etc/shells needs to list what is used -as the login shell. - -CVS-style shared repository.:: -+ ------------- -$ grep git /etc/group <1> -git:x:9418:alice,bob,cindy,david -$ cd /home/devo.git -$ ls -l <2> - lrwxrwxrwx 1 david git 17 Dec 4 22:40 HEAD -> refs/heads/master - drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 branches - -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 84 Dec 4 22:40 config - -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 58 Dec 4 22:40 description - drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 hooks - -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 37504 Dec 4 22:40 index - drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 info - drwxrwsr-x 4 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 objects - drwxrwsr-x 4 david git 4096 Nov 7 14:58 refs - drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 remotes -$ ls -l hooks/update <3> - -r-xr-xr-x 1 david git 3536 Dec 4 22:40 update -$ cat info/allowed-users <4> -refs/heads/master alice\|cindy -refs/heads/doc-update bob -refs/tags/v[0-9]* david ------------- -+ -<1> place the developers into the same git group. -<2> and make the shared repository writable by the group. -<3> use update-hook example by Carl from Documentation/howto/ -for branch policy control. -<4> alice and cindy can push into master, only bob can push into doc-update. -david is the release manager and is the only person who can -create and push version tags. - -HTTP server to support dumb protocol transfer.:: -+ ------------- -dev$ git update-server-info <1> -dev$ ftp user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <2> -ftp> cp -r .git /home/user/myproject.git ------------- -+ -<1> make sure your info/refs and objects/info/packs are up-to-date -<2> upload to public HTTP server hosted by your ISP. +GIT +--- +This page location is no longer a part of the linkgit:git[1] suite diff --git a/Documentation/giteveryday.txt b/Documentation/giteveryday.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e1fba85 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/giteveryday.txt @@ -0,0 +1,413 @@ +Everyday Git With 20 Commands Or So +=================================== + +<<Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are essential for +anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who works alone. + +If you work with other people, you will need commands listed in +the <<Individual Developer (Participant)>> section as well. + +People who play the <<Integrator>> role need to learn some more +commands in addition to the above. + +<<Repository Administration>> commands are for system +administrators who are responsible for the care and feeding +of Git repositories. + + +Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]] +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +A standalone individual developer does not exchange patches with +other people, and works alone in a single repository, using the +following commands. + + * linkgit:git-init[1] to create a new repository. + + * linkgit:git-show-branch[1] to see where you are. + + * linkgit:git-log[1] to see what happened. + + * linkgit:git-checkout[1] and linkgit:git-branch[1] to switch + branches. + + * linkgit:git-add[1] to manage the index file. + + * linkgit:git-diff[1] and linkgit:git-status[1] to see what + you are in the middle of doing. + + * linkgit:git-commit[1] to advance the current branch. + + * linkgit:git-reset[1] and linkgit:git-checkout[1] (with + pathname parameters) to undo changes. + + * linkgit:git-merge[1] to merge between local branches. + + * linkgit:git-rebase[1] to maintain topic branches. + + * linkgit:git-tag[1] to mark known point. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Use a tarball as a starting point for a new repository.:: ++ +------------ +$ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz +$ cd frotz +$ git init +$ git add . <1> +$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree." +$ git tag v2.43 <2> +------------ ++ +<1> add everything under the current directory. +<2> make a lightweight, unannotated tag. + +Create a topic branch and develop.:: ++ +------------ +$ git checkout -b alsa-audio <1> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git checkout -- curses/ux_audio_oss.c <2> +$ git add curses/ux_audio_alsa.c <3> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git diff HEAD <4> +$ git commit -a -s <5> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git reset --soft HEAD^ <6> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git diff ORIG_HEAD <7> +$ git commit -a -c ORIG_HEAD <8> +$ git checkout master <9> +$ git merge alsa-audio <10> +$ git log --since='3 days ago' <11> +$ git log v2.43.. curses/ <12> +------------ ++ +<1> create a new topic branch. +<2> revert your botched changes in `curses/ux_audio_oss.c`. +<3> you need to tell Git if you added a new file; removal and +modification will be caught if you do `git commit -a` later. +<4> to see what changes you are committing. +<5> commit everything as you have tested, with your sign-off. +<6> take the last commit back, keeping what is in the working tree. +<7> look at the changes since the premature commit we took back. +<8> redo the commit undone in the previous step, using the message +you originally wrote. +<9> switch to the master branch. +<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch. +<11> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be +combined and include `--max-count=10` (show 10 commits), +`--until=2005-12-10`, etc. +<12> view only the changes that touch what's in `curses/` +directory, since `v2.43` tag. + + +Individual Developer (Participant)[[Individual Developer (Participant)]] +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +A developer working as a participant in a group project needs to +learn how to communicate with others, and uses these commands in +addition to the ones needed by a standalone developer. + + * linkgit:git-clone[1] from the upstream to prime your local + repository. + + * linkgit:git-pull[1] and linkgit:git-fetch[1] from "origin" + to keep up-to-date with the upstream. + + * linkgit:git-push[1] to shared repository, if you adopt CVS + style shared repository workflow. + + * linkgit:git-format-patch[1] to prepare e-mail submission, if + you adopt Linux kernel-style public forum workflow. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Clone the upstream and work on it. Feed changes to upstream.:: ++ +------------ +$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../torvalds/linux-2.6 my2.6 +$ cd my2.6 +$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a -s <1> +$ git format-patch origin <2> +$ git pull <3> +$ git log -p ORIG_HEAD.. arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <4> +$ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <5> +$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <6> +$ git gc <7> +$ git fetch --tags <8> +------------ ++ +<1> repeat as needed. +<2> extract patches from your branch for e-mail submission. +<3> `git pull` fetches from `origin` by default and merges into the +current branch. +<4> immediately after pulling, look at the changes done upstream +since last time we checked, only in the +area we are interested in. +<5> fetch from a specific branch from a specific repository and merge. +<6> revert the pull. +<7> garbage collect leftover objects from reverted pull. +<8> from time to time, obtain official tags from the `origin` +and store them under `.git/refs/tags/`. + + +Push into another repository.:: ++ +------------ +satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz frotz <1> +satellite$ cd frotz +satellite$ git config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2> +remote.origin.url mothership:frotz +remote.origin.fetch refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* +branch.master.remote origin +branch.master.merge refs/heads/master +satellite$ git config remote.origin.push \ + master:refs/remotes/satellite/master <3> +satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit +satellite$ git push origin <4> + +mothership$ cd frotz +mothership$ git checkout master +mothership$ git merge satellite/master <5> +------------ ++ +<1> mothership machine has a frotz repository under your home +directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite +machine. +<2> clone sets these configuration variables by default. +It arranges `git pull` to fetch and store the branches of mothership +machine to local `remotes/origin/*` remote-tracking branches. +<3> arrange `git push` to push local `master` branch to +`remotes/satellite/master` branch of the mothership machine. +<4> push will stash our work away on `remotes/satellite/master` +remote-tracking branch on the mothership machine. You could use this +as a back-up method. +<5> on mothership machine, merge the work done on the satellite +machine into the master branch. + +Branch off of a specific tag.:: ++ +------------ +$ git checkout -b private2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1> +$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a +$ git checkout master +$ git format-patch -k -m --stdout v2.6.14..private2.6.14 | + git am -3 -k <2> +------------ ++ +<1> create a private branch based on a well known (but somewhat behind) +tag. +<2> forward port all changes in `private2.6.14` branch to `master` branch +without a formal "merging". + + +Integrator[[Integrator]] +------------------------ + +A fairly central person acting as the integrator in a group +project receives changes made by others, reviews and integrates +them and publishes the result for others to use, using these +commands in addition to the ones needed by participants. + + * linkgit:git-am[1] to apply patches e-mailed in from your + contributors. + + * linkgit:git-pull[1] to merge from your trusted lieutenants. + + * linkgit:git-format-patch[1] to prepare and send suggested + alternative to contributors. + + * linkgit:git-revert[1] to undo botched commits. + + * linkgit:git-push[1] to publish the bleeding edge. + + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +My typical Git day.:: ++ +------------ +$ git status <1> +$ git show-branch <2> +$ mailx <3> +& s 2 3 4 5 ./+to-apply +& s 7 8 ./+hold-linus +& q +$ git checkout -b topic/one master +$ git am -3 -i -s -u ./+to-apply <4> +$ compile/test +$ git checkout -b hold/linus && git am -3 -i -s -u ./+hold-linus <5> +$ git checkout topic/one && git rebase master <6> +$ git checkout pu && git reset --hard next <7> +$ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8> +$ git checkout maint +$ git cherry-pick master~4 <9> +$ compile/test +$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10> +$ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11> +$ git push ko <12> +$ git push ko v0.99.9x <13> +------------ ++ +<1> see what I was in the middle of doing, if any. +<2> see what topic branches I have and think about how ready +they are. +<3> read mails, save ones that are applicable, and save others +that are not quite ready. +<4> apply them, interactively, with my sign-offs. +<5> create topic branch as needed and apply, again with my +sign-offs. +<6> rebase internal topic branch that has not been merged to the +master, nor exposed as a part of a stable branch. +<7> restart `pu` every time from the next. +<8> and bundle topic branches still cooking. +<9> backport a critical fix. +<10> create a signed tag. +<11> make sure I did not accidentally rewind master beyond what I +already pushed out. `ko` shorthand points at the repository I have +at kernel.org, and looks like this: ++ +------------ +$ cat .git/remotes/ko +URL: kernel.org:/pub/scm/git/git.git +Pull: master:refs/tags/ko-master +Pull: next:refs/tags/ko-next +Pull: maint:refs/tags/ko-maint +Push: master +Push: next +Push: +pu +Push: maint +------------ ++ +In the output from `git show-branch`, `master` should have +everything `ko-master` has, and `next` should have +everything `ko-next` has. + +<12> push out the bleeding edge. +<13> push the tag out, too. + + +Repository Administration[[Repository Administration]] +------------------------------------------------------ + +A repository administrator uses the following tools to set up +and maintain access to the repository by developers. + + * linkgit:git-daemon[1] to allow anonymous download from + repository. + + * linkgit:git-shell[1] can be used as a 'restricted login shell' + for shared central repository users. + +link:howto/update-hook-example.txt[update hook howto] has a good +example of managing a shared central repository. + + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ +We assume the following in /etc/services:: ++ +------------ +$ grep 9418 /etc/services +git 9418/tcp # Git Version Control System +------------ + +Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.:: ++ +------------ +$ grep git /etc/inetd.conf +git stream tcp nowait nobody \ + /usr/bin/git-daemon git-daemon --inetd --export-all /pub/scm +------------ ++ +The actual configuration line should be on one line. + +Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from xinetd.:: ++ +------------ +$ cat /etc/xinetd.d/git-daemon +# default: off +# description: The Git server offers access to Git repositories +service git +{ + disable = no + type = UNLISTED + port = 9418 + socket_type = stream + wait = no + user = nobody + server = /usr/bin/git-daemon + server_args = --inetd --export-all --base-path=/pub/scm + log_on_failure += USERID +} +------------ ++ +Check your xinetd(8) documentation and setup, this is from a Fedora system. +Others might be different. + +Give push/pull only access to developers.:: ++ +------------ +$ grep git /etc/passwd <1> +alice:x:1000:1000::/home/alice:/usr/bin/git-shell +bob:x:1001:1001::/home/bob:/usr/bin/git-shell +cindy:x:1002:1002::/home/cindy:/usr/bin/git-shell +david:x:1003:1003::/home/david:/usr/bin/git-shell +$ grep git /etc/shells <2> +/usr/bin/git-shell +------------ ++ +<1> log-in shell is set to /usr/bin/git-shell, which does not +allow anything but `git push` and `git pull`. The users should +get an ssh access to the machine. +<2> in many distributions /etc/shells needs to list what is used +as the login shell. + +CVS-style shared repository.:: ++ +------------ +$ grep git /etc/group <1> +git:x:9418:alice,bob,cindy,david +$ cd /home/devo.git +$ ls -l <2> + lrwxrwxrwx 1 david git 17 Dec 4 22:40 HEAD -> refs/heads/master + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 branches + -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 84 Dec 4 22:40 config + -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 58 Dec 4 22:40 description + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 hooks + -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 37504 Dec 4 22:40 index + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 info + drwxrwsr-x 4 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 objects + drwxrwsr-x 4 david git 4096 Nov 7 14:58 refs + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 remotes +$ ls -l hooks/update <3> + -r-xr-xr-x 1 david git 3536 Dec 4 22:40 update +$ cat info/allowed-users <4> +refs/heads/master alice\|cindy +refs/heads/doc-update bob +refs/tags/v[0-9]* david +------------ ++ +<1> place the developers into the same git group. +<2> and make the shared repository writable by the group. +<3> use update-hook example by Carl from Documentation/howto/ +for branch policy control. +<4> alice and cindy can push into master, only bob can push into doc-update. +david is the release manager and is the only person who can +create and push version tags. + +HTTP server to support dumb protocol transfer.:: ++ +------------ +dev$ git update-server-info <1> +dev$ ftp user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <2> +ftp> cp -r .git /home/user/myproject.git +------------ ++ +<1> make sure your info/refs and objects/info/packs are up-to-date +<2> upload to public HTTP server hosted by your ISP. -- 1.8.1.msysgit.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html