Merge branch 'ap/prune'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-daemon.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index 51d7c94d7df0c15a74855f5ef910def64045681e..993adc7c5adf63f144d7ce257a670363abe18322 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ git-daemon - A really simple server for git repositories
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all]
+'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--export-all]
              [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths]
              [--base-path=path] [--user-path | --user-path=path]
              [--interpolated-path=pathtemplate]
+             [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file]
              [--enable=service] [--disable=service]
             [--allow-override=service] [--forbid-override=service]
-             [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file]
-             [--user=user [--group=group]] [directory...]
+            [--inetd | [--listen=host_or_ipaddr] [--port=n] [--user=user [--group=group]]
+            [directory...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ from `git-fetch`, `git-ls-remote`, and `git-clone`.
 This is ideally suited for read-only updates, i.e., pulling from
 git repositories.
 
+An `upload-archive` also exists to serve `git-archive`.
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 --strict-paths::
@@ -54,8 +57,12 @@ OPTIONS
 --interpolated-path=pathtemplate::
        To support virtual hosting, an interpolated path template can be
        used to dynamically construct alternate paths.  The template
-       supports %H for the target hostname as supplied by the client,
+       supports %H for the target hostname as supplied by the client but
+       converted to all lowercase, %CH for the canonical hostname,
+       %IP for the server's IP address, %P for the port number,
        and %D for the absolute path of the named repository.
+       After interpolation, the path is validated against the directory
+       whitelist.
 
 --export-all::
        Allow pulling from all directories that look like GIT repositories
@@ -64,9 +71,17 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --inetd::
        Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog.
+       Incompatible with --port, --listen, --user and --group options.
+
+--listen=host_or_ipaddr::
+       Listen on an a specific IP address or hostname.  IP addresses can
+       be either an IPv4 address or an IPV6 address if supported.  If IPv6
+       is not supported, then --listen=hostname is also not supported and
+       --listen must be given an IPv4 address.
+       Incompatible with '--inetd' option.
 
---port::
-       Listen on an alternative port.
+--port=n::
+       Listen on an alternative port.  Incompatible with '--inetd' option.
 
 --init-timeout::
        Timeout between the moment the connection is established and the
@@ -142,8 +157,18 @@ upload-pack::
        disable it by setting `daemon.uploadpack` configuration
        item to `false`.
 
+upload-archive::
+       This serves `git-archive --remote`.
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
+We assume the following in /etc/services::
++
+------------
+$ grep 9418 /etc/services
+git            9418/tcp                # Git Version Control System
+------------
+
 git-daemon as inetd server::
        To set up `git-daemon` as an inetd service that handles any
        repository under the whitelisted set of directories, /pub/foo
@@ -152,8 +177,7 @@ git-daemon as inetd server::
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
        git stream tcp nowait nobody  /usr/bin/git-daemon
-               git-daemon --inetd --verbose
-               --syslog --export-all
+               git-daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all
                /pub/foo /pub/bar
 ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -166,8 +190,7 @@ git-daemon as inetd server for virtual hosts::
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
        git stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/bin/git-daemon
-               git-daemon --inetd --verbose
-               --syslog --export-all
+               git-daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all
                --interpolated-path=/pub/%H%D
                /pub/www.example.org/software
                /pub/www.example.com/software
@@ -182,6 +205,24 @@ clients, a symlink from `/software` into the appropriate
 default repository could be made as well.
 
 
+git-daemon as regular daemon for virtual hosts::
+       To set up `git-daemon` as a regular, non-inetd service that
+       handles repositories for multiple virtual hosts based on
+       their IP addresses, start the daemon like this:
++
+------------------------------------------------
+       git-daemon --verbose --export-all
+               --interpolated-path=/pub/%IP/%D
+               /pub/192.168.1.200/software
+               /pub/10.10.220.23/software
+------------------------------------------------
++
+In this example, the root-level directory `/pub` will contain
+a subdirectory for each virtual host IP address supported.
+Repositories can still be accessed by hostname though, assuming
+they correspond to these IP addresses.
+
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki