commit 4ef7a6b02cc08e50758cf07eef17bc3abed121b1
from: Stefan Sperling <stsp@stsp.name>
via: Thomas Adam <thomas.adam22@gmail.com>
date: Thu Apr 25 14:57:36 2024 UTC

doc tweaks regarding HTTP protocol support

commit - 9af9ce32009f0b3e2f282c066cb1f5085363f230
commit + 4ef7a6b02cc08e50758cf07eef17bc3abed121b1
blob - b815f5d3310934b06d9982a18ee1fd8e63fb1a55
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--- got/got.1
+++ got/got.1
@@ -184,16 +184,28 @@ Short alias for git+ssh.
 .It http
 The
 .Dq smart
-HTTP Git protocol.
-Supported by
+Git HTTP protocol.
+Not compatible with servers using the
+.Dq dumb
+Git HTTP protocol.
+.Pp
+The
+.Dq smart
+Git HTTP protocol is supported by
 .Cm got clone
 and
 .Cm got fetch ,
 but not by
 .Cm got send .
-Not compatible with Git HTTP servers using the
-.Dq dumb
-protocol.
+Sending from a repository cloned over HTTP will require use of the
+.Ic send
+directive in
+.Xr got.conf 5
+to ensure that the
+.Dq ssh://
+protocol will be used by
+.Cm got send .
+.Pp
 Use of this protocol is discouraged since it supports neither authentication
 nor encryption.
 .It https