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--- git_init [2018/05/30 12:15] – created rpjday
+++ git_init [2019/02/21 12:57] (current) – [Overview (not quite done here)] rpjday
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-===== Overview =====
+===== Overview (not quite done here) =====
-Basic operation of creating a new repo or enhancing an existing repo.
+Basic and advanced features for initializing a Git repository -- more content to be added.
+===== Working with the template directory =====
+By default, ''git init'' will populate your new ''.git'' directory with some auto-generated content, plus all of the content of the appropriate //template// directory.
+If you don't specify a template directory, the default used is ''/usr/share/git-core/templates'', which contains something like this:
+<code>
+.
+├── branches/
+├── description
+├── hooks/
+│   ├── applypatch-msg.sample*
+│   ├── commit-msg.sample*
+│   ├── fsmonitor-watchman.sample*
+│   ├── post-update.sample*
+│   ├── pre-applypatch.sample*
+│   ├── pre-commit.sample*
+│   ├── prepare-commit-msg.sample*
+│   ├── pre-push.sample*
+│   ├── pre-rebase.sample*
+│   ├── pre-receive.sample*
+│   └── update.sample*
+└── info/
+    └── exclude
+</code>
+Rather than accepting the default directory and content, it's common for developers to want to immediately register their own hooks, which means setting up an alternate template directory.
+From the man page for "git init'':
+<code>
+TEMPLATE DIRECTORY
+   Files and directories in the template directory whose name do
+   not start with a dot will be copied to the $GIT_DIR after it is
+   created.
+   The template directory will be one of the following (in order):
+   ·   the argument given with the --template option;
+   ·   the contents of the $GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR environment variable;
+   ·   the init.templateDir configuration variable; or
+   ·   the default template directory:
+       /usr/share/git-core/templates.
+   The default template directory includes some directory
+   structure, suggested "exclude patterns" (see gitignore(5)), and
+   sample hook files.
+   The sample hooks are all disabled by default, To enable one of
+   the sample hooks rename it by removing its .sample suffix.
+</code>