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[PATCH v2] doc: documentation for http.uploadarchive config option

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Piotr Szlazak via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 6, 2025, 17:45 UTC
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From: Piotr Szlazak <piotr.szlazak@gmail.com>

In Git v2.44.0 support for 'git archive' over HTTP protocol was added, but it was nowhere documented how it should be enabled in git-http-backend.

Add missing documentation.
Signed-off-by: Piotr Szlazak <piotr.szlazak@gmail.com>
---
    doc: documentation for http.uploadarchive config option
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-1885%2Fpszlazak%2Fdocument-http-uploadarchive-v2
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-1885/pszlazak/document-http-uploadarchive-v2
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/1885
Range-diff vs v1:
 1:  4a5465d0329 ! 1:  ace5e71729c doc: documentation for http.uploadarchive config option
     @@ Commit message
          In Git v2.44.0 support for 'git archive' over HTTP protocol
          was added, but it was nowhere documented how it should be
          enabled in git-http-backend.
     -    This commit adds needed information.
     +
     +    Add missing documentation.
      
          Signed-off-by: Piotr Szlazak <piotr.szlazak@gmail.com>
      
 Documentation/git-http-backend.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
index f37ddaded82..1dea4268520 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ http.receivepack::
 	disabled by setting this item to `false`, or enabled for all
 	users, including anonymous users, by setting it to `true`.
 
+http.uploadarchive::
+	This serves 'git archive' clients for remote archive over HTTP/HTTPS
+	protocols. It is disabled by default. It only works in protocol v2.
+
 URL TRANSLATION
 ---------------
 To determine the location of the repository on disk, 'git http-backend'

base-commit: bc204b742735ae06f65bb20291c95985c9633b7f
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  1. doc: documentation for http.uploadarchive config optionPiotr Szlazak via GitGitGadget, Feb 5, 2025
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2025
  3. Piotr SzlazakFeb 6, 2025
  4. doc: documentation for http.uploadarchive config optionPiotr Szlazak via GitGitGadget, Feb 6, 2025

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