On Sat, Nov 06, 2021 at 07:48:58PM +0100, Jean-Noël Avila wrote: > From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> > > The description that 0640 makes sure that the group members can read > the repository is correct, but calling that octal number a <umask> > is wrong. Let's call it <perm>, as the value is used to set the > permission bits. > > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/git-init.txt | 11 ++++++----- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt > index af0d2ee182..42268ada22 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt > @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ repository. If not specified, fall back to the default name (currently > `master`, but this is subject to change in the future; the name can be > customized via the `init.defaultBranch` configuration variable). > > ---shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<umask>)]:: > +--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<perm>)]:: > > Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This > allows users belonging to the same group to push into that > @@ -110,15 +110,16 @@ the repository permissions. > > Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users. > > -'<umask>':: > +'<perm>':: > > -'<umask>' is an 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file > -will have mode '<umask>'. '<umask>' will override users' umask(2) > +'<perm>' is an 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file > +will have mode '<perm>'. '<perm>' will override users' umask(2) > value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and 'all' > does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but > not group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo > that is readable and writable to the current user and group, but > -inaccessible to others. > +inaccessible to others (directories and executable files get their > +`x` bit from the `r` bit for corresponding classes of uses). This confused me until I realized that "classes of uses" should be "classes of users". Other than that the whole series looks great.
