# gitolite "commands"

Gitolite comes with several commands that users can run.  Remote user run the
commands by saying:

    ssh git@host command-name [args...]

while on the server you can run

    gitolite command [args...]

Very few commands are designed to be run both ways, but it can be done, by
checking for the presence of env var `GL_USER`.

You can get a **list of available commands** by using the `help` command.
Naturally, a remote user will see only a subset of what the server user will
see.

You add commands to the "allowed from remote" list by adding its name (or
uncommenting it if it's already added but commented out) to the COMMANDS hash
in the [rc][] file.

If you write your own commands, put them in src/commands.

**Note that this is also the place that all triggered programs go**.  In fact,
all standalone programs related to gitolite go here.