example conf: total reformat/refactor, include gitweb description

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# example conf file for gitolite
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# overall syntax:
# - everything in this is space-separated; no commas, semicolons, etc
# - everything is space-separated; no commas, semicolons, etc (except in
# the description string for gitweb)
# - comments in the normal shell-ish style; no surprises there
# - there are no continuation lines of any kind
# - there are NO continuation lines of any kind
# - user/repo names as simple as possible
# (usernames: only alphanumerics, ".", "_", "-";
# reponames: same, plus "/", but not at the start)
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# - specify who can push a branch/tag
# - specify who can rewind a branch/rewrite a tag
# convenience: allow specifying the access control in bits and pieces, even if
# they overlap. Keeps the config file smaller and saner. See the example in
# the "faq, tips, etc" document
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# LISTS
# GROUPS
# ------
# syntax:
# @listname = name [...]
# lists can be used as shorthand for usernames as well as reponames
# @groupname = [one or more names]
# a list is equivalent to typing out all the right hand side names, so why do
# we need lists at all? (1) to be able to reuse the same set of usernames in
# the paras for different repos, (2) to keep the lines short, because lists
# accumulate, like squid ACLs, so you can say:
# groups let you club names together for convenience in specifying
# permissions. A group is simply expanded to whatever names are on the right
# hand side when it is actually used
# @cust_A = cust1 cust2
# @cust_A = cust99
# you can have a group of people...
@staff = sitaram some_dev another-dev
# and this is the same as listing all three on the same line
# ...or a group of repos
@oss_repos = gitolite linux git perl rakudo entrans vkc
# you can nest groups, but not recursively of course!
# even sliced and diced differently
@admins = sitaram admin2
# notice that sitaram is in 2 groups (staff and admins)
# @interns = indy james
# @staff = bob @interns
# if you repeat a group name in another definition line, the
# new ones get added to the old ones (they accumulate)
@staff = au.thor
# so now "@staff" expands to all 4 names
# @staff = me alice
# @secret_staff = bruce whitfield martin
# groups can include other groups (but not recursively)
@interns = indy james
@staff = bob @interns
# "@staff" expands to 7 names now
# @pubrepos = linux git
# @privrepos = supersecretrepo anothersecretrepo
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# REPOS, REFS, and PERMISSIONS
# REPO AND BRANCH PERMISSIONS
# ---------------------------
# syntax:
# repo [one or more repos]
# (R|RW|RW+) [zero or more refexes] = [one or more users]
# start line:
# repo [one or more repos and/or repo groups]
# followed by one or more permissions lines:
# (R|RW|RW+) [zero or more refexes] = [one or more users]
# notes:
# there are 3 types of permissions: R, RW, and RW+. The "+" means permission
# to "rewind" (force push a non-fast forward to) a branch
# - the reponame is a simple name. Do not add the ".git" extension --
# that will be added by the program when the actual repo is created
# how permissions are matched:
# - user, repo, and access (W or +) are known. For that combination, if
# any of the refexes match the refname being updated, the push succeeds.
# If none of them match, it fails
# - RW+ means non-ff push is allowed
# - you can't write just "W" or "+"; it has to be R, or RW, or RW+
# what's a refex? a regex to match against the ref being updated (get it?)
# - a refex is a regex that matches a ref :-) If you see the examples
# below you'll get it easy enough
# BASIC PERMISSIONS (repo level only; apply to all branches/tags in repo)
# most important rule of all -- specify who can make changes
# to *this* file take effect
repo gitolite-admin
RW+ = @admins
# "@all" is a special, predefined, group name
repo testing
RW+ = @all
# this repo is visible to staff but only sitaram can write to it
repo gitolite
R = @staff
RW+ = sitaram
# you can split up access rules for a repo as convenient
# (notice that @oss_repos contains gitolite also)
repo @oss_repos
R = @all
# ADVANCED PERMISSIONS USING REFEXES
# - refexes are specified in perl regex syntax
# - if no refex appears, the rule applies to all refs in that repo
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# with "refs/" (so tags have to be explicitly named as
# refs/tags/pattern)
# - the list of users or repos can inlude any group name defined earlier
# - "@all" is a special, predefined, groupname that means "all users"
# (there is no corresponding shortcut for all repos)
# here's the example from
# Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt:
# matching:
# refs/heads/master junio
# +refs/heads/pu junio
# refs/heads/cogito$ pasky
# refs/heads/bw/.* linus
# refs/heads/tmp/.* .*
# refs/tags/v[0-9].* junio
# - user, repo, and access (W or +) are known. For that combination, if
# any of the refexes match the refname being updated, the push succeeds.
# If none of them match, it fails
# and here're the equivalent gitolite refexes
repo git
RW master = junio
RW+ pu = junio
RW cogito$ = pasky
RW bw/ = linus
RW tmp/ = @all
RW refs/tags/v[0-9] = junio
# anyone can play in the sandbox, including making non-fastforward commits
# (that's what the "+" means)
# repo sandbox
# RW+ = @all
# GITWEB AND DAEMON STUFF
# -----------------------
# my repo and alice's repo have the same memberships and access, so we just
# put them both in the same stanza
# No specific syntax for gitweb and daemon access; just make the repo readable
# ("R" access) to the special users "gitweb" and "daemon"
# repo myrepo alicerepo
# RW+ = me alice
# R = bob eve
# make "@oss_repos" (all 7 of them!) accessible via git daemon
repo @oss_repos
R = daemon
# this repo is visible to customers from company A but they can't write to it
# make the two *large* repos accessible via gitweb
repo linux perl
R = gitweb
# repo cust_A_repo
# R = @cust_A
# RW = @staff
# GITWEB DESCRIPTION LINE
# idea for the tags syntax shamelessly copied from git.git
# Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt :)
# syntax:
# reponame = "some description string in double quotes"
# repo @privrepos thirdsecretrepo
# RW+ pu = bruce
# RW master next = bruce
# RW refs/tags/v[0-9].* = bruce
# RW refs/tags/ss/ = @secret_staff
# RW tmp/.* = @secret_staff
# R = @secret_staff
# note: setting a description also gives gitweb access; you do not have to
# give gitweb access as described above if you're specifying a description
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# GITWEB AND DAEMON CONTROL
# there is no special syntax for this. If a repo gives read permissions to
# the special user "gitweb" or "daemon", the corresponding changes are made
# when you compile; see "faq, tips, etc" document for details.
# this means you cannot have a real user called "gitweb" or "daemon" but I
# don't think that is a problem :-)
gitolite = "fast, secure, access control for git in a corporate environment"