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Implement git-receive-pack so server can be pushed to.

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, javascript

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Review the existing server-side Git protocol implementation and the issue history first, then identify the pending cleanup and verify that a client can successfully push to the server.

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Description

Task

This is pretty much done now. Just pending some cleanup.

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
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Forks
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PR merge metrics
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Getting set up

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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