init doc: --shared=0xxx does not give umask but perm bits
The description that 0640 makes sure that the group members can read the repository is correct, but calling that octal number a <umask> is wrong. Let's call it <perm>, as the value is used to set the permission bits. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Junio C Hamano committed
Nov 6, 2021 at 19:48 UTC
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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ repository. If not specified, fall back to the default name (currently
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`master`, but this is subject to change in the future; the name can be
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customized via the `init.defaultBranch` configuration variable).
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---shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<umask>)]::
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+--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<perm>)]::
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Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This
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allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
@@ -110,15 +110,16 @@ the repository permissions.
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Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users.
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-'<umask>'::
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+'<perm>'::
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-'<umask>' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file
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-will have mode '<umask>'. '<umask>' will override users' umask(2)
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+'<perm>' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file
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+will have mode '<perm>'. '<perm>' will override users' umask(2)
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value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and 'all'
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does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but
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not group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo
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that is readable and writable to the current user and group, but
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-inaccessible to others.
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+inaccessible to others (directories and executable files get their
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+`x` bit from the `r` bit for corresponding classes of users).
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By default, the configuration flag `receive.denyNonFastForwards` is enabled