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diff --git a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt index 2d01d96..434607b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt @@ -42,16 +42,13 @@ OPTIONS CONFIGURATION ------------- -By default, file and directories modes are set to 0666 or 0777. It is -possible to change this by setting the "umask" variable in the -repository configuration as follows : -[tar] - umask = 002 ;# group friendly - -The special umask value "user" indicates that the user's current umask -will be used instead. The default value is 002, which means group -readable/writable files and directories. +tar.umask:: + This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of + tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the + world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the + archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) for + details. EXAMPLES -------- |