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diff --git a/git-daemon.txt b/git-daemon.txt index 51d7c94..d562232 100644 --- a/git-daemon.txt +++ b/git-daemon.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all] +'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--export-all] [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths] [--base-path=path] [--user-path | --user-path=path] [--interpolated-path=pathtemplate] + [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file] [--enable=service] [--disable=service] [--allow-override=service] [--forbid-override=service] - [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file] - [--user=user [--group=group]] [directory...] + [--inetd | [--listen=host_or_ipaddr] [--port=n] [--user=user [--group=group]] + [directory...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -54,8 +55,12 @@ --interpolated-path=pathtemplate:: To support virtual hosting, an interpolated path template can be used to dynamically construct alternate paths. The template - supports %H for the target hostname as supplied by the client, + supports %H for the target hostname as supplied by the client but + converted to all lowercase, %CH for the canonical hostname, + %IP for the server's IP address, %P for the port number, and %D for the absolute path of the named repository. + After interpolation, the path is validated against the directory + whitelist. --export-all:: Allow pulling from all directories that look like GIT repositories @@ -64,9 +69,17 @@ --inetd:: Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog. + Incompatible with --port, --listen, --user and --group options. ---port:: - Listen on an alternative port. +--listen=host_or_ipaddr:: + Listen on an a specific IP address or hostname. IP addresses can + be either an IPv4 address or an IPV6 address if supported. If IPv6 + is not supported, then --listen=hostname is also not supported and + --listen must be given an IPv4 address. + Incompatible with '--inetd' option. + +--port=n:: + Listen on an alternative port. Incompatible with '--inetd' option. --init-timeout:: Timeout between the moment the connection is established and the @@ -182,6 +195,24 @@ default repository could be made as well. +git-daemon as regular daemon for virtual hosts:: + To set up `git-daemon` as a regular, non-inetd service that + handles repositories for multiple virtual hosts based on + their IP addresses, start the daemon like this: ++ +------------------------------------------------ + git-daemon --verbose --export-all + --interpolated-path=/pub/%IP/%D + /pub/192.168.1.200/software + /pub/10.10.220.23/software +------------------------------------------------ ++ +In this example, the root-level directory `/pub` will contain +a subdirectory for each virtual host IP address supported. +Repositories can still be accessed by hostname though, assuming +they correspond to these IP addresses. + + Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki
