git-shell

Set user shell to git-shell

$ chsh -s $(which git-shell) [git-user]

$ git-shell -c "git-receive-pack '/repo.git'"

git-shell [-c command]

git-shell is a restricted login shell that allows only Git operations (push, pull, fetch) over SSH while blocking general shell access. When set as a user's login shell, it prevents interactive login while permitting Git protocol operations.
This is the standard way to create secure Git hosting accounts that can only interact through Git commands.

-c COMMAND

Execute git command.

Display help information.

~/git-shell-commands/

Optional directory of allowed interactive commands. If present, git-shell provides a limited interactive mode listing these commands.

Login shell, not a command. Only allows git commands. Used for git server accounts.

git-shell was created to enable secure git hosting by providing a restricted shell that only permits git operations.

git(1), ssh(1), chsh(1)