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http-backend: reword some documentation

Clarify some of the git-http-backend documentation, particularly:

* In the Description, state that smart/dumb HTTP fetch and smart HTTP
  push are supported, state that authenticated clients allow push, and
  remove the note that this is only suited for read-only updates.

* At the start of Examples, state explicitly what URL is mapping to what
  location on disk.

Signed-off-by: Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Mark Lodato 15 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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Documentation/git-http-backend.txt

@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ DESCRIPTION @@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ DESCRIPTION
-----------
A simple CGI program to serve the contents of a Git repository to Git
clients accessing the repository over http:// and https:// protocols.
The program supports clients fetching using both the smart HTTP protcol
and the backwards-compatible dumb HTTP protocol, as well as clients
pushing using the smart HTTP protocol.

By default, only the `upload-pack` service is enabled, which serves
'git-fetch-pack' and 'git-ls-remote' clients, which are invoked from
'git-fetch', 'git-pull', and 'git-clone'.

This is ideally suited for read-only updates, i.e., pulling from
git repositories.
'git-fetch', 'git-pull', and 'git-clone'. If the client is authenticated,
the `receive-pack` service is enabled, which serves 'git-send-pack'
clients, which is invoked from 'git-push'.

SERVICES
--------
@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ automatically by the web server. @@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ automatically by the web server.

EXAMPLES
--------
All of the following examples map 'http://$hostname/git/foo/bar.git'
to '/var/www/git/foo/bar.git'.

Apache 2.x::
Ensure mod_cgi, mod_alias, and mod_env are enabled, set

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