| git-init(1) | |
| =========== | |
| NAME | |
| ---- | |
| git-init - Create an empty git repository or reinitialize an existing one | |
| SYNOPSIS | |
| -------- | |
| 'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>] [--shared[=<permissions>]] | |
| OPTIONS | |
| ------- | |
| -- | |
| -q:: | |
| --quiet:: | |
| Only print error and warning messages, all other output will be suppressed. | |
| --bare:: | |
| Create a bare repository. If GIT_DIR environment is not set, it is set to the | |
| current working directory. | |
| --template=<template_directory>:: | |
| Provide the directory from which templates will be used. The default template | |
| directory is `/usr/share/git-core/templates`. | |
| 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. | |
| --shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx}]:: | |
| 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 `$GIT_DIR` are created with the | |
| requested permissions. When not specified, git will use permissions reported | |
| by umask(2). | |
| The option can have the following values, defaulting to 'group' if no value | |
| is given: | |
| - 'umask' (or 'false'): Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default, | |
| when `--shared` is not specified. | |
| - 'group' (or 'true'): Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since | |
| the git group may be not the primary group of all users). | |
| - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository | |
| readable by all users. | |
| - '0xxx': '0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx' | |
| Any option except 'umask' can be set using this option. '0xxx' will | |
| override users umask(2) value, and thus, users with a safe umask (0077) | |
| can use this option. '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable | |
| but not writable. '0660' is equivalent to 'group'. | |
| By default, the configuration flag receive.denyNonFastForwards is enabled | |
| in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push | |
| into it. | |
| -- | |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| ----------- | |
| This command creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory | |
| with subdirectories for `objects`, `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, and | |
| template files. | |
| An initial `HEAD` file that references the HEAD of the master branch | |
| is also created. | |
| If the `$GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it specifies a path | |
| to use instead of `./.git` for the base of the repository. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| EXAMPLES | |
| -------- | |
| 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 | |
| Author | |
| ------ | |
| Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> | |
| Documentation | |
| -------------- | |
| Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | |
| GIT | |
| --- | |
| Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |