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.TH "GIT-INIT-DB" 1 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
git-init-db \- Creates an empty git repository
.SH "SYNOPSIS"


\fIgit\-init\-db\fR [\-\-template=<template_directory>] [\-\-shared]

.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP
\-\-template=<template_directory>
Provide the directory from which templates will be used\&. The default template directory is /usr/share/git\-core/templates\&.

.TP
\-\-shared
Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users\&.

.SH "DESCRIPTION"


This command creates an empty git repository \- basically a \&.git directory with subdirectories for objects, refs/heads, refs/tags, and templated files\&. An initial HEAD file that references the HEAD of the master branch is also created\&.


If \-\-template=<template_directory> is 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\&.


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\&.


A shared repository allows users belonging to the same group to push into that repository\&. When specifying \-\-shared the config variable "core\&.sharedRepository" is set to \fItrue\fR so that directories under $GIT_DIR are made group writable (and g+sx, since the git group may be not the primary group of all users)\&.


Running git\-init\-db in an existing repository is safe\&. It will not overwrite things that are already there\&. The primary reason for rerunning git\-init\-db is to pick up newly added templates\&.

.SH "EXAMPLES"

.TP
Start a new git repository for an existing code base

.nf
$ cd /path/to/my/codebase
$ git\-init\-db   \fB(1)\fR
$ git\-add \&.     \fB(2)\fR
.fi
.sp
\fB1. \fRprepare /path/to/my/codebase/\&.git directory
.br
\fB2. \fRadd all existing file to the index
.br


.SH "AUTHOR"


Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl\&.org>

.SH "DOCUMENTATION"


Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git\-list <git@vger\&.kernel\&.org>\&.

.SH "GIT"


Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite