Merge branch 'maint'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index f902161c087a34d4e244a516cc6dd2e259af2e2e..99e47c9c257d7bb1de78729460069b5c4ebc47dd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ OPTIONS
        Detach from the shell. Implies --syslog.
 
 --pid-file=file::
-       Save the process id in 'file'.
+       Save the process id in 'file'.  Ignored when the daemon
+       is run under `--inetd`.
 
 --user=user, --group=group::
        Change daemon's uid and gid before entering the service loop.
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning
 SERVICES
 --------
 
+These services can be globally enabled/disabled using the
+command line options of this command.  If a finer-grained
+control is desired (e.g. to allow `git-archive` to be run
+against only in a few selected repositories the daemon serves),
+the per-repository configuration file can be used to enable or
+disable them.
+
 upload-pack::
        This serves `git-fetch-pack` and `git-peek-remote`
        clients.  It is enabled by default, but a repository can
@@ -164,7 +172,19 @@ upload-pack::
        item to `false`.
 
 upload-archive::
-       This serves `git-archive --remote`.
+       This serves `git-archive --remote`.  It is disabled by
+       default, but a repository can enable it by setting
+       `daemon.uploadarchive` configuration item to `true`.
+
+receive-pack::
+       This serves `git-send-pack` clients, allowing anonymous
+       push.  It is disabled by default, as there is _no_
+       authentication in the protocol (in other words, anybody
+       can push anything into the repository, including removal
+       of refs).  This is solely meant for a closed LAN setting
+       where everybody is friendly.  This service can be
+       enabled by `daemon.receivepack` configuration item to
+       `true`.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
@@ -228,6 +248,18 @@ a subdirectory for each virtual host IP address supported.
 Repositories can still be accessed by hostname though, assuming
 they correspond to these IP addresses.
 
+selectively enable/disable services per repository::
+       To enable `git-archive --remote` and disable `git-fetch` against
+       a repository, have the following in the configuration file in the
+       repository (that is the file 'config' next to 'HEAD', 'refs' and
+       'objects').
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+       [daemon]
+               uploadpack = false
+               uploadarchive = true
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
 Author
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