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@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>]
- [--separate-git-dir <git dir>] [--object-format=<format]
+ [--separate-git-dir <git dir>] [--object-format=<format>]
+ [-b <branch-name> | --initial-branch=<branch-name>]
[--shared[=<permissions>]] [directory]
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ repository.
+
If this is reinitialization, the repository will be moved to the specified path.
+-b <branch-name::
+--initial-branch=<branch-name>::
+
+Use the specified name for the initial branch in the newly created repository.
+If not specified, fall back to the default name: `master`.
+
--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx)]::
Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This