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 `$GIT_DIR` are created with the
36 requested permissions. When not specified, git will use permissions reported
39 The option can have the following values, defaulting to 'group' if no value
42 - 'umask' (or 'false'): Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default,
43 when `--shared` is not specified.
45 - 'group' (or 'true'): Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since
46 the git group may be not the primary group of all users).
48 - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository
49 readable by all users.
56 This command creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory
57 with subdirectories for `objects`, `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, and
59 An initial `HEAD` file that references the HEAD of the master branch
62 If the `$GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it specifies a path
63 to use instead of `./.git` for the base of the repository.
65 If the object storage directory is specified via the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY`
66 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created underneath -
67 otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory is used.
69 Running `git-init-db` in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite
70 things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning `git-init-db`
71 is to pick up newly added templates.
78 Start a new git repository for an existing code base::
81 $ cd /path/to/my/codebase
86 <1> prepare /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory
87 <2> add all existing file to the index
92 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
96 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
100 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite