Make core.sharedRepository more generic

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-init.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 62914da97b5b8335a2c2597606f046dfb2295e03..b17ae8485cf2d3eb4fc21acba769942a57d33e67 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ structure, some suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing
 "hook" files.  The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and
 extensible.
 
---shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody}]::
+--shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx}]::
 
 Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users.  This
 allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ is given:
  - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository
    readable by all users.
 
+ - '0xxx': '0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'
+   Any option except 'umask' can be set using this option. '0xxx' will
+   override users umask(2) value, and thus, users with a safe umask (0077)
+   can use this option. '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable
+   but not writable. '0660' is equivalent to 'group'.
+
 By default, the configuration flag receive.denyNonFastForwards is enabled
 in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push
 into it.