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``gitosis`` -- software for hosting ``git`` repositories
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==========================================================
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Example configuration:
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Manage ``git`` repositories, provide access to them over SSH,
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with tight access control and not needing shell accounts.
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.. note::
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Documentation is still lacking, and non-default configurations
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(e.g. config file, repositories, installing in a location that
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is not in ``PATH``) basically have not been tested at all.
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Basic usage should be very reliable -- the project has been
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hosting itself for a long time. Any help is welcome.
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``gitosis`` aims to make hosting ``git`` repos easier and safer. It
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manages multiple repositories under one user account, using SSH keys
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to identify users. End users do not need shell accounts on the server,
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they will talk to one shared account that will not let them run
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arbitrary commands.
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``gitosis`` is licensed under the GPL, see the file ``COPYING`` for
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more information.
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You can get ``gitosis`` via ``git`` by saying::
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git clone git://eagain.net/gitosis
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And install it via::
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python setup.py install
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Though you may want to use e.g. ``--prefix=``. For Debian/Ubuntu
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users, the source is debianized.
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Setting up
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==========
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First, we will create the user that will own the repositories. This is
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usually called ``git``, but any name will work, and you can have more
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than one per system if you really want to. The user does not need a
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password, but does need a valid shell (otherwise, SSH will refuse to
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work).
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I usually store ``git`` repositories in the subtree
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``/srv/example.com/git`` (replace ``example.com`` with your own
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domain). You may choose another location. Adjust to suit and run::
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sudo adduser \
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--system \
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--no-create-home \
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--shell /bin/sh \
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--gecos 'git version control' \
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--group \
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--disabled-password \
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--home /srv/example.com/git \
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git
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This command is known to work in Debian and Ubuntu. Your mileage may
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vary.
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You will need an SSH public key to continue. If you don't have one,
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you need to generate one. See the man page for ``ssh-keygen``, and you
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may also be interested in ``ssh-agent``. Create it on your personal
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computer, and protect the *private* key well -- that includes not
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transferring it over the network.
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Next, we need to set things up for this newly-created user. The
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following command will create a ``~/repositories`` that will hold the
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``git`` repositories, a ``~/.gitosis.conf`` that will be a symlink to
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the actual configuration file, and it will add the SSH public key to
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``~/.ssh/authorized_keys`` with a ``command=`` option that restricts
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it to running ``gitosis-serve``. Run::
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sudo -H -u git gitosis-init <FILENAME.pub
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# (or just copy-paste the public key when prompted)
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then just ``git clone git@SERVER:gitosis-admin.git``, and you get a
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repository with SSH keys as ``keys/USER.pub`` and a ``gitosis.conf``
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where you can configure who has access to what.
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.. warning::
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For now, ``gitosis`` uses the ``HOME`` environment variable to
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locate where to write its files. If you use ``sudo -u``
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without ``-H``, ``sudo`` will leave the old value of ``HOME``
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in place, and this will cause trouble. There will be a
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workaround for that later on, but for now, always remember to
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use ``-H`` if you're sudoing to the account.
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You should always edit the configuration file via ``git``. The file
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symlinked to ``~/.gitosis.conf`` on the server will be overwritten
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when pushing changes to the ``gitosis-admin.git`` repository.
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Edit the settings as you wish, commit and push. That's pretty much it!
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Once you push, ``gitosis`` will immediately make your changes take
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effect on the server.
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Managing it
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===========
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To add new users:
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- add a ``keys/USER.pub`` file
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- authorize them to read/write repositories as needed (or just
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authorize the group ``@all``)
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To create new repositories, just authorize writing to them and
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push. It's that simple! For example: let's assume your username is
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``jdoe`` and you want to create a repository ``myproject``.
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In your clone of ``gitosis-admin``, edit ``gitosis.conf`` and add::
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[group myteam]
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members = jdoe
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writable = myproject
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Commit that change and push. Then create the initial commit and push
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it::
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mkdir myproject
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git init
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git remote add myserver git@MYSERVER:myproject.git
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# do some work, git add and commit files
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git push myserver master:master
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That's it. If you now add others to ``members``, they can use that
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repository too.
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Example configuration
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=====================
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.. include:: example.conf
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:literal:
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TODO
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====
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gitosis-lint: check that the user account (e.g. ``git``) looks valid
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Contact
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=======
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gitosis-init: create repo with conf+keydir
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gitosis-create-repositories: create repos mentioned in config if
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they don't exist
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make git hook: update authorized_keys
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make git hook: update config file
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git-daemon-export-ok
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You can email the author at ``tv@eagain.net``, or hop on
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``irc.freenode.net`` channel ``#git`` and hope for the best.
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There will be more, keep an eye on http://eagain.net/ and/or the git
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mailing list.
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TODO list
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===========
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- let me have ~git{,/repositories} owned by root:root
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- gitosis-lint: check that the user account (e.g. ``git``) looks valid
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- gitosis-create-repositories: create repos mentioned in config if
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they don't exist
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- git-daemon-export-ok
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- guard against *.pub files named -foo.pub or foo;bar.pub
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- gitweb doesn't understand mappings, just visible/no,
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- maybe remove the whole mapping feature for good?
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- maybe create symlink trees to make mappings visible in filesystem?
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- use groups somehow to reduce typing for ``gitweb = yes``
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- detect when repo actually ends in ``.git`` for ``projects.list``
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(otherwise gitweb won't see it)
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- unit test projects.list generation in run-hook
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- ConfigParser does not guarantee ordering, rewrite all unit tests to
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assume sorted, fix code to sort
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- test with ssh://
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- write description to a file, make REPO.git/description symlink to it
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if it doesn't exist (thus not overwriting local changes)
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- gitweb knows about cloneurl, handle like description
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- gitweb knows about README.html, figure out how to generate from e.g.
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README.rst in gitosis.git
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- make gitosis-gitweb output a gitweb.conf file too
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- need to chgrp repositories www-data to make them accessible by gitweb
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- allow using git-cvsserver?
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- move from log.foo("bar" % quux) to log.foo("bar", quux)
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- can't trust "~"::
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[0 tv@musti ~]$ sudo python -c 'import os; print os.path.expanduser("~")'
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/home/tv
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[0 tv@musti ~]$ sudo -H python -c 'import os; print os.path.expanduser("~")'
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/root
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- command line options
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- gitosis init --repositories=
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- gitosis init --config= (or whatever the option is elsewhere)
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- gitosis init --home= (for testing)
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- gitosis init --admin=username[@host]
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- gitosis-run-hook has to be in PATH and PYTHONPATH before you can
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push to gitosis-admin.git
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# this config file tries to show a bit of everything, most real life
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# configurations really only need a "group" section with "members" and
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# "writable"
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[gitosis]
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repositories = repo
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## To override the default ~/repositories path
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# repositories = repositories
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## Allow gitweb to show all known repositories. If you want gitweb,
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## you need either this or a [repo foo] section for each repository
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## you want visible in gitweb.
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gitweb = no
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## Allow git-daemon to publish all known repositories. As with gitweb,
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## this can be done globally or per-repository.
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## NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.
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# daemon-ok = no
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## Logging level, one of DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
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loglevel = DEBUG
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[group quux]
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members = jdoe wsmith @anothergroup
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writable = foo bar baz/thud
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readonly = xyzzy
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## You can play fancy tricks by making some repositories appear with
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## different names in different contexts. Not really supported
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## everywhere (e.g. gitweb) and can be confusing -- experts only.
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map writable visiblename1 = actualname1
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map readonly visiblename2 = actualname2
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[repo foo]
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# description = blah blah
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## Allow gitweb to show this repository.
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gitweb = yes
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## Oneline description of the project, mostly for gitweb.
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## NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.
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# description = blah blah
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## Owner of this repository. Used in gitweb list of projects.
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owner = John Doe
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## Allow git-daemon to publish this repository.
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## NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.
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# daemon-ok = no
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# [gitweb]
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[gitweb]
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## Where to make gitweb link to as it's "home location".
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## NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.
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# homelink = http://example.com/
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