Read only permission for file on git

Question

I am trying to give permission 400 to a file on git and try to commit the same. But is trying to commit with permssions as " create mode 100644 "

Is it possible to commit file with 400 permissions in git or should I git clone and handle permission change in my code

Do you want to make it so that the remote file cannot be updated, or the local file, or both? — Ian MacDonald, Jan 18 '19 at 19:29
This is pem file(aws installation) which i want read only permissions checked into git — Zaks, Jan 18 '19 at 19:38

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '19 at 20:02

Git supports only one permissions bit: "executable" (mode 100755) or "not executable" (mode 100644). This was a deliberate choice—very early Git supported more, and it turned out not to work well.

You will need to chmod the file after checkout, perhaps through one or more hooks.

Read only permission for file on git

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