`--export-all`::
	Allow pulling from all directories that look like Git repositories
	(have the 'objects' and 'refs' subdirectories), even if they
	do not have the `git-daemon-export-ok` file.

`--inetd`::
	Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies `--syslog` (may
	be overridden with `--log-destination=`).
	Incompatible with `--detach`, `--port`, `--listen`, `--user` and
	`--group` options.

`--listen=<host-or-ipaddr>`::
	Listen on 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.
	Can be given more than once.
	Incompatible with `--inetd` option.

`--port=<n>`::
	Listen on an alternative port.  Incompatible with `--inetd` option.

`--init-timeout=<n>`::
	Timeout (in seconds) between the moment the connection is established
	and the client request is received (typically a rather low value, since
	that should be basically immediate).

`--timeout=<n>`::
	Timeout (in seconds) for specific client sub-requests. This includes
	the time it takes for the server to process the sub-request and the
	time spent waiting for the next client's request.

`--max-connections=<n>`::
	Maximum number of concurrent clients, defaults to 32.  Set it to
	zero for no limit.

`--syslog`::
	Short for `--log-destination=syslog`.

`--log-destination=<destination>`::
	Send log messages to the specified destination.
	Note that this option does not imply `--verbose`,
	thus by default only error conditions will be logged.
	The _<destination>_ must be one of:
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`stderr`::
	Write to standard error.
	Note that if `--detach` is specified,
	the process disconnects from the real standard error,
	making this destination effectively equivalent to `none`.
`syslog`::
	Write to syslog, using the `git-daemon` identifier.
`none`::
	Disable all logging.
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The default destination is `syslog` if `--inetd` or `--detach` is specified,
otherwise `stderr`.

`--user-path`::
`--user-path=<path>`::
	Allow {tilde}user notation to be used in requests.  When
	specified with no parameter, a request to
	git://host/{tilde}alice/foo is taken as a request to access
	'foo' repository in the home directory of user `alice`.
	If `--user-path=<path>` is specified, the same request is
	taken as a request to access `<path>/foo` repository in
	the home directory of user `alice`.

`--verbose`::
	Log details about the incoming connections and requested files.

`--reuseaddr`::
	Use `SO_REUSEADDR` when binding the listening socket.
	This allows the server to restart without waiting for
	old connections to time out.

`--detach`::
	Detach from the shell. Implies `--syslog`.

`--pid-file=<file>`::
	Save the process id in _<file>_.  Ignored when the daemon
	is run under `--inetd`.

`--user=<user>`::
`--group=<group>`::
	Change daemon's uid and gid before entering the service loop.
	When only `--user` is given without `--group`, the
	primary group ID for the user is used.  The values of
	the option are given to `getpwnam(3)` and `getgrnam(3)`
	and numeric IDs are not supported.
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Giving these options is an error when used with `--inetd`; use
the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning
`git daemon` if needed.
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Like many programs that switch user id, the daemon does not reset
environment variables such as `HOME` when it runs git programs,
e.g. `upload-pack` and `receive-pack`. When using this option, you
may also want to set and export `HOME` to point at the home
directory of _<user>_ before starting the daemon, and make sure any
Git configuration files in that directory are readable by _<user>_.

`--enable=<service>`::
`--disable=<service>`::
	Enable/disable the service site-wide per default.  Note
	that a service disabled site-wide can still be enabled
	per repository if it is marked overridable and the
	repository enables the service with a configuration
	item.

`--allow-override=<service>`::