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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2014-12-05 15:38:06 -0800 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2014-12-05 15:38:06 -0800 |
commit | fad84129b4a5c4269d078ca268c893969973c5d6 (patch) | |
tree | 9d06f17f5f06dc39e8b619f244da9be741de04db /git.txt | |
parent | 7c4741cf911342df5374f4788be6667f875808f6 (diff) | |
download | git-htmldocs-fad84129b4a5c4269d078ca268c893969973c5d6.tar.gz |
Autogenerated HTML docs for v2.2.0-33-gc18b86
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@@ -881,19 +881,21 @@ other and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1]. 'GIT_SSH':: - 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 '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or - four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') - from the URL and the shell command to execute on that - remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and - the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other - than the default SSH port. +'GIT_SSH_COMMAND':: + If either of these environment variables is set then 'git fetch' + and 'git push' will use the specified command instead of 'ssh' + when they need to connect to a remote system. + The command will be given exactly two or four arguments: the + 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the shell + command to execute on that remote system, optionally preceded by + '-p' (literally) and the 'port' from the URL when it specifies + something other than the default SSH port. + -To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH -you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, -then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script. +`$GIT_SSH_COMMAND` takes precedence over `$GIT_SSH`, and is interpreted +by the shell, which allows additional arguments to be included. +`$GIT_SSH` on the other hand must be just the path to a program +(which can be a wrapper shell script, if additional arguments are +needed). + Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation |