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doc: git-init: clarify file modes in octal.

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The previous explanation was mixing the format with the identity of
the field.

Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ repository. If not specified, fall back to the default name (currently
`master`, but this is subject to change in the future; the name can be
customized via the `init.defaultBranch` configuration variable).
--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx)]::
--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<umask>)]::
Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This
allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
@ -110,13 +110,15 @@ the repository permissions.
Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users.
'0xxx'::
'<umask>'::
'0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'. '0xxx' will
override users' umask(2) value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and
'all' does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but not
group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo that is
readable and writable to the current user and group, but inaccessible to others.
'<umask>' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file
will have mode '<umask>'. '<umask>' will override users' umask(2)
value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and 'all'
does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but
not group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo
that is readable and writable to the current user and group, but
inaccessible to others.
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By default, the configuration flag `receive.denyNonFastForwards` is enabled