- 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: `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
$ cd /path/to/my/codebase
$ git init <1>
$ git add . <2>
+$ git commit <3>
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+
<1> Create a /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory.
<2> Add all existing files to the index.
+<3> Record the pristine state as the first commit in the history.
GIT
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