.TH git-annex-init 1
.SH NAME
git\-annex init \- initialize git\-annex
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.SH SYNOPSIS
git annex init \fB[description]\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Until a repository (or one of its remotes) has been initialized,
git\-annex will refuse to operate on it, to avoid accidentally
using it in a repository that was not intended to have an annex.
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It's useful, but not mandatory, to initialize each new clone
of a repository with its own description. If you don't provide one,
one will be generated using the username, hostname and the path.
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.SH SEE ALSO
git\-annex(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
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