Git Daemon Services and Examples

declines the service. _<directory>_:: The remaining arguments provide a list of directories. If any directories are specified, then the `git-daemon` process will serve a requested directory only if it is contained in one of these directories. If `--strict-paths` is specified, then the requested directory must match one of these directories exactly. SERVICES -------- These services can be globally enabled/disabled using the command-line options of this command. If finer-grained control is desired (e.g. to allow `git archive` to be run against only in a few selected repositories the daemon serves), the per-repository configuration file can be used to enable or disable them. upload-pack:: This serves `git fetch-pack` and `git ls-remote` clients. It is enabled by default, but a repository can disable it by setting `daemon.uploadpack` configuration item to `false`. upload-archive:: This serves `git archive --remote`. It is disabled by default, but a repository can enable it by setting `daemon.uploadarch` configuration item to `true`. receive-pack:: This serves `git send-pack` clients, allowing anonymous push. It is disabled by default, as there is _no_ authentication in the protocol (in other words, anybody can push anything into the repository, including removal of refs). This is solely meant for a closed LAN setting where everybody is friendly. This service can be enabled by setting `daemon.receivepack` configuration item to `true`. EXAMPLES -------- We assume the following in /etc/services:: + ------------ $ grep 9418 /etc/services git 9418/tcp # Git Version Control System ------------ 'git daemon' as inetd server:: To set up 'git daemon' as an inetd service that handles any repository within `/pub/foo` or `/pub/bar`, place an entry like the following into `/etc/inetd` all on one line: + ------------------------------------------------ git stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/bin/git git daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all /pub/foo /pub/bar ------------------------------------------------ 'git daemon' as inetd server for virtual hosts:: To set up 'git daemon' as an inetd service that handles repositories

The git-daemon command supports various services such as upload-pack, upload-archive, and receive-pack, which can be enabled or disabled globally or at the repository level, and provides examples of setting up git daemon as an inetd server for handling repositories, including configuration for virtual hosts and specific directory paths.