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Re: [PATCH] Allow git-shell to be used as a ssh forced-command

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 17, 2009, 23:40 UTC
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Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org> writes:
> When using a forced-command, OpenSSH sets the SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND
> variable to what would otherwise be passed to $SHELL -c. When this
> variable is set, we use it instead of the contents of argv.

How does this interact with a typical gitosis installation? I think it extracts bits from the ORIGINAL_COMMAND and formulates a sanitized command line and then passes it to git-shell but I do not think it removes the variable from the environment.

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  1. Allow git-shell to be used as a ssh forced-commandMike Hommey, Apr 16, 2009
  2. Dmitry PotapovApr 17, 2009
  3. Mike HommeyApr 17, 2009
  4. Dmitry PotapovApr 17, 2009
  5. Mike HommeyApr 17, 2009
  6. Shawn O. PearceApr 17, 2009
  7. Mike HommeyApr 17, 2009
  8. Matthieu MoyApr 18, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2009
  10. Tommi VirtanenApr 17, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2009
  12. Mike HommeyApr 18, 2009
  13. Allow git-shell to be used as a ssh forced-commandMike Hommey, Apr 21, 2009
  14. Dmitry PotapovApr 21, 2009
  15. Eygene RyabinkinApr 21, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2009
  17. Mike HommeyApr 21, 2009
  18. Dmitry PotapovApr 21, 2009

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