This command creates an empty Git repository - basically a .git directory with subdirectories for objects, refs/heads, refs/tags, and template files. An initial branch without any commits will be created. Command Syntax: git init [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--object-format=<format>] [--ref-format=<format>] [-b <branch-name> | --initial-branch=<branch-name>] [--shared[=<permissions>]] [<directory>]