| git-init(1) |
| =========== |
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| NAME |
| ---- |
| git-init - Create an empty git repository or reinitialize an existing one |
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| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| 'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>] [--shared[=<permissions>]] |
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| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
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| -- |
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| -q:: |
| --quiet:: |
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| Only print error and warning messages, all other output will be suppressed. |
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| --bare:: |
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| Create a bare repository. If GIT_DIR environment is not set, it is set to the |
| current working directory. |
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| --template=<template_directory>:: |
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| Provide the directory from which templates will be used. The default template |
| directory is `/usr/share/git-core/templates`. |
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| When specified, `<template_directory>` is used as the source of the template |
| files rather than the default. The template files include some directory |
| structure, some suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing |
| "hook" files. The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and |
| extensible. |
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| --shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx}]:: |
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| Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This |
| allows users belonging to the same group to push into that |
| repository. When specified, the config variable "core.sharedRepository" is |
| set so that files and directories under `$GIT_DIR` are created with the |
| requested permissions. When not specified, git will use permissions reported |
| by umask(2). |
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| The option can have the following values, defaulting to 'group' if no value |
| is given: |
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| - 'umask' (or 'false'): Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default, |
| when `--shared` is not specified. |
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| - 'group' (or 'true'): Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since |
| the git group may be not the primary group of all users). |
| This is used to loosen the permissions of an otherwise safe umask(2) value. |
| Note that the umask still applies to the other permission bits (e.g. if |
| umask is '0022', using 'group' will not remove read privileges from other |
| (non-group) users). See '0xxx' for how to exactly specify the repository |
| permissions. |
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| - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository |
| readable by all users. |
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| - '0xxx': '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. |
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| By default, the configuration flag receive.denyNonFastForwards is enabled |
| in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push |
| into it. |
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| -- |
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| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| This command creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory |
| with subdirectories for `objects`, `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, and |
| template files. |
| An initial `HEAD` file that references the HEAD of the master branch |
| is also created. |
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| If the `$GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it specifies a path |
| to use instead of `./.git` for the base of the repository. |
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| If the object storage directory is specified via the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY` |
| environment variable then the sha1 directories are created underneath - |
| otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory is used. |
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| Running 'git-init' in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite |
| things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning 'git-init' |
| is to pick up newly added templates. |
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| Note that 'git-init' is the same as 'git-init-db'. The command |
| was primarily meant to initialize the object database, but over |
| time it has become responsible for setting up the other aspects |
| of the repository, such as installing the default hooks and |
| setting the configuration variables. The old name is retained |
| for backward compatibility reasons. |
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| EXAMPLES |
| -------- |
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| Start a new git repository for an existing code base:: |
| + |
| ---------------- |
| $ cd /path/to/my/codebase |
| $ git init <1> |
| $ git add . <2> |
| ---------------- |
| + |
| <1> prepare /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory |
| <2> add all existing file to the index |
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| Author |
| ------ |
| Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> |
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| Documentation |
| -------------- |
| Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. |
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| GIT |
| --- |
| Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |
