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--- git_init [2019/02/18 10:43] – [Working with the template directory] rpjday
+++ git_init [2019/02/21 12:57] (current) – [Overview (not quite done here)] rpjday
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-===== Overview (add Intro material) =====
+===== Overview (not quite done here) =====
-Basic operation of creating a new repo.
+Basic and advanced features for initializing a Git repository -- more content to be added.
 ===== Working with the template directory =====
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 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'':
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 TEMPLATE DIRECTORY
-       Files and directories in the template directory whose name do
+   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
+   not start with a dot will be copied to the $GIT_DIR after it is
-       created.
+   created.
-       The template directory will be one of the following (in order):
+   The template directory will be one of the following (in order):
-       ·   the argument given with the --template option;
+   ·   the argument given with the --template option;
-       ·   the contents of the $GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR environment variable;
+   ·   the contents of the $GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR environment variable;
-       ·   the init.templateDir configuration variable; or
+   ·   the init.templateDir configuration variable; or
-       ·   the default template directory:
+   ·   the default template directory:
-           /usr/share/git-core/templates.
+       /usr/share/git-core/templates.
-       The default template directory includes some directory
+   The default template directory includes some directory
-       structure, suggested "exclude patterns" (see gitignore(5)), and
+   structure, suggested "exclude patterns" (see gitignore(5)), and
-       sample hook files.
+   sample hook files.
-       The sample hooks are all disabled by default, To enable one of
+   The sample hooks are all disabled by default, To enable one of
-       the sample hooks rename it by removing its .sample suffix.
+   the sample hooks rename it by removing its .sample suffix.
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