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git init

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Initialize a new local Git repository.

Options (1)

-b, --initial-branchboolean

Initialize a repository with the specified name for the initial branch

Example: git init {{[-b|--initial-branch]}} {{branch_name}}

Initialize a new local repository

git init

Initialize a repository with the specified name for the initial branch

git init [-b|--initial-branch] branch_name

Initialize a repository using SHA256 for object hashes (requires Git version 2.29+)

git init --object-format sha256

Initialize a barebones repository, suitable for use as a remote over SSH

git init --bare