6 git-init-db - Creates an empty git repository
11 'git-init-db' [--template=<template_directory>] [--shared[=<permissions>]]
19 --template=<template_directory>::
21 Provide the directory from which templates will be used. The default template
22 directory is `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
24 When specified, `<template_directory>` is used as the source of the template
25 files rather than the default. The template files include some directory
26 structure, some suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing
27 "hook" files. The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and
30 --shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody}]::
32 Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This
33 allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
34 repository. When specified, the config variable "core.sharedRepository" is
35 set so that files and directories under `$GIT_DIR` are created with the
36 requested permissions. When not specified, git will use permissions reported
39 The option can have the following values, defaulting to 'group' if no value
42 - 'umask' (or 'false'): Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default,
43 when `--shared` is not specified.
45 - 'group' (or 'true'): Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since
46 the git group may be not the primary group of all users).
48 - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository
49 readable by all users.
51 By default, the configuration flag receive.denyNonFastforward is enabled
52 in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push
60 This command creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory
61 with subdirectories for `objects`, `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, and
63 An initial `HEAD` file that references the HEAD of the master branch
66 If the `$GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it specifies a path
67 to use instead of `./.git` for the base of the repository.
69 If the object storage directory is specified via the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY`
70 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created underneath -
71 otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory is used.
73 Running `git-init-db` in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite
74 things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning `git-init-db`
75 is to pick up newly added templates.
82 Start a new git repository for an existing code base::
85 $ cd /path/to/my/codebase
90 <1> prepare /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory
91 <2> add all existing file to the index
96 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
100 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
104 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite