git-init-db(1): Describe --shared and the idempotent nature of init-db
PATCH 1/1 git-init-db(1): Describe --shared and the idempotent nature of init-db
Based on the recent discussion on the mailing list.
Signed-off-by Jonas Fonseca <[email protected]>
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commit dbad4968a3d1f518e5102a241196380ba0bcce75
tree f8f0d7ed79046ec316d26b0ba84034b571416533
parent 58e3fb40f7ca1c28f9105c15166884f80bb22e55
author Jonas Fonseca <[email protected]> Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:06:33 +0100 committer Jonas Fonseca <[email protected]> Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:06:33 +0100
Documentation/git-init-db.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Documentation/git-init-db.txt +14 -2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-init-db - Creates an empty git repos SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-init-db' [--template=<template_directory>] +'git-init-db' [--template=<template_directory>] [--shared] OPTIONS
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ OPTIONS --template=<template_directory>:: Provide the directory in from which templates will be used. +--shared:: + Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users. + DESCRIPTION -----------
@@ -30,7 +33,16 @@ If the object storage directory is speci environment variable then the sha1 directories are created underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory is used. -`git-init-db` won't hurt an existing repository. +A shared repository allows users belonging to the same group to push into that +repository. When specifying `--shared` the config variable "core.sharedRepository" +is set to 'true' so that directories under `$GIT_DIR` are made group writable +(and g+sx, since the git group may be not the primary group of all users). + + +Running `git-init-db` in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite +things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning `git-init-db` +is to pick up newly added templates. + EXAMPLES
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