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By default, the commands above can be executed only with the -coption; the shell is not interactive.

If a ~/git-shell-commands directory is present, _git shell_can also be run interactively (with no arguments). If a helpcommand is present in the git-shell-commands directory, it is run to provide the user with an overview of allowed actions. Then a "git> " prompt is presented at which one can enter any of the commands from the git-shell-commands directory, or exit to close the connection.

Generally this mode is used as an administrative interface to allow users to list repositories they have access to, create, delete, or rename repositories, or change repository descriptions and permissions.

If a no-interactive-login command exists, then it is run and the interactive shell is aborted.