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This test was added recently (5a688fe, "core.sharedrepository = 0mode" should set, not loosen; 2009-03-28). It checked the result of a sed invocation for emptyness, but in some cases it forgot to print anything at all, so that those checks would never be false. Due to this mistake, it went unnoticed that the files in objects/info are not necessarily 0440, but can also be 0660. Because the 0mode setting tries to guarantee that the files are accessible only to the people they are meant to be used by, we should only make sure that they are readable by the user and the group when the configuration is set to 0660. It is a separate matter from the core.shredrepository settings that w-bit from immutable object files under objects/[0-9a-f][0-9a-f] directories should be dropped. COMMIT_EDITMSG is still world-readable, but it (and any transient files that are meant for repositories with a work tree) does not matter. If you are working on a shared machine and on a sekrit stuff, the root of the work tree would be with mode 0700 (or 0750 to allow peeking by other people in the group), and that would mean that .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG in such a repository would not be readable by the strangers anyway. Also, in the real-world use case, .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG will be given to an arbitrary editor the user happens to use, and we have no guarantee what it does (e.g. it may create a new file with umask and replace, it may rewrite in place, it may leave an editor backup file but use umask to create it, etc.), and the protection of the file lies majorly on the protection of the root of the work tree. This test cannot be run on Windows; it requires POSIXPERM when merged to 'master'. Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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GIT - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a
mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License.
It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of
hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
commandname".
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
installed).
Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git.or.cz/
including full documentation and Git related tools.
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org. To subscribe
to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to
majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git and other archival sites.
The messages titled "A note from the maintainer", "What's in
git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and
the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good
reference for project status, development direction and
remaining tasks.