Re: [PATCH] Trivial fix: Display a more friendly message with git-shell.

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 22, 2009, 08:17 UTC
Message-ID: <m3fxafbdh0.fsf@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <vpqr5tzqvzm.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>

Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:

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> Thiago Farina <tfransosi@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi Matthieu
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:45 AM, Matthieu Moy
>> <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> wrote:
>>> Perhaps one more line saying what 'man git-shell' says in addition
>>> would help:
>>>
>>> $ git-shell
>>> git-shell: Restricted login shell for GIT-only SSH access
>>> Usage: ...
>> I added this line to the output usage, but would be good to show the
>> commands that git-shell accept too?
> 
> Well, at some point, I think the user will have to read the man page.
> I find it better to have a non-agressive error message, but I'm not
> sure it's relevant to try to give the complete manual here.

Perhaps:

  $ git-shell
  git-shell: Restricted login shell for GIT-only SSH access
  This shell cannot be used as a login (interactive) shell

and/or

  $ ssh user@repo.example.com
  This user is restricted to GIT-only SSH access

(or something like that, especially in the second case).

I don't think giving 'Usage:' here would be a good idea, as this program is not meant for end user, but for automatic use.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
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