GIT-INIT-DB(1) Git Manual GIT-INIT-DB(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

git-init-db - Creates an empty Git repository

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
git init-db [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--shared[=<permissions>]]
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is a synonym for [**git-init**(1)](/man/os/git/git-init.1). Please refer to the documentation of that command.

# [GIT](#GIT)

Part of the [**git**(1)](/man/os/git/git.1) suite

2026-09-27 Git 2.56.0

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Document: git-init-db(1) from git 2.56.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git.git