---
name: "git-init-db"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git"
version: "2.56.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-init-db"
---

# git-init-db(1)

Creates an empty Git repository

## NAME

git-init-db - Creates an empty Git repository

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

## GIT

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