# [PATCH] Correct the docs about GIT_SSH. 2 messages from 2013-03-21 to 2013-03-26. Participants: Dan Bornstein, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/33252 ## Dan Bornstein, 2013-03-21 23:06 Subject: [PATCH] Correct the docs about GIT_SSH. Message-ID: <1363907200-12850-1-git-send-email-danfuzz@milk.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1363907200-12850-1-git-send-email-danfuzz%40milk.com ``` In particular, it can get called with four arguments if you happen to be referring to a repo using the ssh:// scheme with a non-default port number. Signed-off-by: Dan Bornstein --- Documentation/git.txt | 9 ++++++--- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 7efaa59..4307d62 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -774,9 +774,12 @@ other If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' and 'git push' will use this command instead of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. - The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments: - the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the - shell command to execute on that remote system. + The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or + four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') + from the URL and the shell command to execute on that + remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and + the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other + than the default SSH port. + To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, -- 1.7.4.5 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2013-03-26 14:52 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Correct the docs about GIT_SSH. Message-ID: <7v8v5ausbg.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v8v5ausbg.fsf%40alter.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <1363907200-12850-1-git-send-email-danfuzz@milk.com> ``` Dan Bornstein writes: > In particular, it can get called with four arguments if you happen to > be referring to a repo using the ssh:// scheme with a non-default port > number. > > Signed-off-by: Dan Bornstein > --- > Documentation/git.txt | 9 ++++++--- > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Looks good. Thanks. > diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt > index 7efaa59..4307d62 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git.txt > @@ -774,9 +774,12 @@ other > If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' > and 'git push' will use this command instead > of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. > - The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments: > - the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the > - shell command to execute on that remote system. > + The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or > + four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') > + from the URL and the shell command to execute on that > + remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and > + the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other > + than the default SSH port. > + > To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH > you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, ```