Hi Joey, On 2015-07-06 21:25, Joey Hess wrote: > joey@darkstar:~/tmp>git init --shared=world testrepo > Initialized empty shared Git repository in /home/joey/tmp/testrepo/.git/ > joey@darkstar:~/tmp>grep shared testrepo/.git/config > sharedrepository = 2 > > This magic value of 2 seems to be undocumented, as is the magic value of 1 > that's equvilant to "group". > > I think it would be better to have git init put in "world" or "group" and not > these magic values. Anyway, I suppose they ought to be documented too. The rationale can be found here: https://github.com/git/git/blob/v2.4.5/builtin/init-db.c#L413-L418 /* We do not spell "group" and such, so that * the configuration can be read by older version * of git. Note, we use octal numbers for new share modes, * and compatibility values for PERM_GROUP and * PERM_EVERYBODY. */ I am sympathetic to your wish, of course, and I am sure that you understand why we cannot simply break other people's setups to satisfy it. Ciao, Johannes -- 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