.TH git-annex-shell 1
.SH NAME
git\-annex\-shell \- Restricted login shell for git\-annex only SSH access
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
git\-annex\-shell [\-c] command [params ...]
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
git\-annex\-shell is a restricted shell, similar to git\-shell, which
can be used as a login shell for SSH accounts.
.PP
Since its syntax is identical to git\-shell's, it can be used as a drop\-in
replacement anywhere git\-shell is used. For example it can be used as a 
user's restricted login shell.
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.SH COMMANDS
Any command not listed below is passed through to git\-shell.
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Note that the directory parameter should be an absolute path, otherwise
it is assumed to be relative to the user's home directory. Also the
first "/~/" or "/~user/" is expanded to the specified home directory.
.PP
.IP "configlist directory"
This outputs a subset of the git configuration, in the same form as
git config \-\-list
.IP
.IP "inannex directory [key ...]"
This checks if all specified keys are present in the annex, 
and exits zero if so.
.IP
.IP "dropkey directory [key ...]"
This drops the annexed data for the specified keys.
.IP
.IP "recvkey directory key"
This runs rsync in server mode to receive the content of a key,
and stores the content in the annex.
.IP
.IP "sendkey directory key"
This runs rsync in server mode to transfer out the content of a key.
.IP
.IP "commit"
This commits any staged changes to the git\-annex branch.
It also runs the annex\-content hook.
.IP
.SH OPTIONS
Most options are the same as in git\-annex. The ones specific
to git\-annex\-shell are:
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.IP "\-\-uuid=UUID"
git\-annex uses this to specify the UUID of the repository it was expecting
git\-annex\-shell to access, as a sanity check.
.IP
.SH HOOK
After content is received or dropped from the repository by git\-annex\-shell,
it runs a hook, .git/hooks/annex\-content (or hooks/annex\-content on a bare
repository). The hook is not currently passed any information about what
changed.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
.IP "GIT_ANNEX_SHELL_READONLY"
.IP
If set, disallows any command that could modify the repository.
.IP
.IP "GIT_ANNEX_SHELL_LIMITED"
If set, disallows running git\-shell to handle unknown commands.
.IP
.SH SEE ALSO
git\-annex(1)
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git\-shell(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
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<http://git\-annex.branchable.com/>
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