From: Jean-Noël Avila Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 18:48:57 +0000 (+0100) Subject: doc: git-init: clarify file modes in octal. X-Git-Tag: v2.35.0-rc0~122^2~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b7088a5f9ef0af6742e2b7eaa20dead5937eb726;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git doc: git-init: clarify file modes in octal. The previous explanation was mixing the format with the identity of the field. Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt index fdb7b3f367..2553ab56f7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ repository. If not specified, fall back to the default name (currently `master`, but this is subject to change in the future; the name can be customized via the `init.defaultBranch` configuration variable). ---shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx)]:: +--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|)]:: Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This allows users belonging to the same group to push into that @@ -110,13 +110,15 @@ the repository permissions. Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users. -'0xxx':: +'':: -'0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'. '0xxx' will -override users' umask(2) value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and -'all' does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but not -group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo that is -readable and writable to the current user and group, but inaccessible to others. +'' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file +will have mode ''. '' will override users' umask(2) +value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and 'all' +does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but +not group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo +that is readable and writable to the current user and group, but +inaccessible to others. -- By default, the configuration flag `receive.denyNonFastForwards` is enabled