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.TH "GIT\-SHELL" "1" "09/19/2007" "Git 1.5.3.2" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git\-shell \- Restricted login shell for GIT\-only SSH access
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fIgit\-shell\fR \-c <command> <argument>
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This is meant to be used as a login shell for SSH accounts you want to restrict to GIT pull/push access only. It permits execution only of server\-side GIT commands implementing the pull/push functionality. The commands can be executed only by the \fI\-c\fR option; the shell is not interactive.

Currently, only the git\-receive\-pack and git\-upload\-pack commands are permitted to be called, with a single required argument.
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
.SH "DOCUMENTATION"
Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git\-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
.SH "GIT"
Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite