gitremote-helpers
Documentation for Git remote helper transport interface
TLDR
Documentation reference
SYNOPSIS
gitremote-helpers
DESCRIPTION
gitremote-helpers is documentation for the remote helper interface in Git. Remote helpers are programs that Git invokes to handle transport to remote repositories using non-native protocols.
Helpers enable Git to communicate with systems beyond built-in protocols (SSH, HTTPS, git://). Examples include `git-remote-hg` for Mercurial and `git-remote-bzr` for Bazaar. This page documents the protocol for implementing custom transport backends.
CAVEATS
Documentation, not a command. Helpers are invoked automatically. Used for implementing custom protocols.
HISTORY
The remote helper interface was added to Git to enable extensible transport mechanisms, allowing Git to bridge to other version control systems.
SEE ALSO
git-remote(1), git-remote-ext(1)