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.SH "NAME"
git-init-db \- Creates an empty Git repository
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIgit init\-db\fR [\-q | \-\-quiet] [\-\-bare] [\-\-template=<template\-directory>] [\-\-separate\-git\-dir <git\-dir>] [\-\-shared[=<permissions>]]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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This is a synonym for \fBgit-init\fR(1)\&. Please refer to the documentation of that command\&.
.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite