---
name: "guilt-init"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "guilt"
version: "0.36-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/guilt-init"
---

# guilt-init(1)

Initialize guilt for use in a git repository

## NAME

guilt-init - Initialize guilt for use in a git repository

## SYNOPSIS

*guilt init*

## DESCRIPTION

Initialize a git repository for use with guilt

## EXAMPLES

First, get a repository to work on. Here’s one that we’ll use as an example:

```
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/jsipek/guilt-hello.git
```

Now, it initialize the patches directory using guilt’s init command:

```
$ cd hello
$ guilt init
```

## AUTHOR

Written by Josef "Jeff" Sipek \<**jeffpc@josefsipek.net**\[1\]\>

## DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by Brandon Philips \<**brandon@ifup.org**\[2\]\>

## GUILT

Part of the [**guilt**(7)](/guilt/7.md) suite (Generated for Guilt v0.36)

## NOTES

- 1\.

  jeffpc@josefsipek.net

  mailto:jeffpc@josefsipek.net

- 2\.

  brandon@ifup.org

  mailto:brandon@ifup.org