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git-shell(1)


NAME

   git-shell - Restricted login shell for Git-only SSH access

SYNOPSIS

   chsh -s $(command -v git-shell) <user>
   git clone <user>@localhost:/path/to/repo.git
   ssh <user>@localhost

DESCRIPTION

   This is a login shell for SSH accounts to provide restricted Git
   access. It permits execution only of server-side Git commands
   implementing the pull/push functionality, plus custom commands present
   in a subdirectory named git-shell-commands in the user's home
   directory.

COMMANDS

   git shell accepts the following commands after the -c option:

   git receive-pack <argument>, git upload-pack <argument>, git
   upload-archive <argument>
       Call the corresponding server-side command to support the client's
       git push, git fetch, or git archive --remote request.

   cvs server
       Imitate a CVS server. See git-cvsserver(1).

   If a ~/git-shell-commands directory is present, git shell will also
   handle other, custom commands by running "git-shell-commands/<command>
   <arguments>" from the user's home directory.

INTERACTIVE USE

   By default, the commands above can be executed only with the -c option;
   the shell is not interactive.

   If a ~/git-shell-commands directory is present, git shell can also be
   run interactively (with no arguments). If a help command is present in
   the git-shell-commands directory, it is run to provide the user with an
   overview of allowed actions. Then a "git> " prompt is presented at
   which one can enter any of the commands from the git-shell-commands
   directory, or exit to close the connection.

   Generally this mode is used as an administrative interface to allow
   users to list repositories they have access to, create, delete, or
   rename repositories, or change repository descriptions and permissions.

   If a no-interactive-login command exists, then it is run and the
   interactive shell is aborted.

EXAMPLE

   To disable interactive logins, displaying a greeting instead:

       $ chsh -s /usr/bin/git-shell
       $ mkdir $HOME/git-shell-commands
       $ cat >$HOME/git-shell-commands/no-interactive-login <<\EOF
       #!/bin/sh
       printf '%s\n' "Hi $USER! You've successfully authenticated, but I do not"
       printf '%s\n' "provide interactive shell access."
       exit 128
       EOF
       $ chmod +x $HOME/git-shell-commands/no-interactive-login

SEE ALSO

   ssh(1), git-daemon(1), contrib/git-shell-commands/README

GIT

   Part of the git(1) suite



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