From: Linus Arver <linusarver@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 17:29:20 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Documentation: git-init: flesh out example
X-Git-Tag: v2.2.0-rc0~164^2
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=64de2e10a0acdcf9558317cca77ed3c5622d7a49;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git

Documentation: git-init: flesh out example

Add a third step `git commit` after adding files for the first time.

Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusarver@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 9f2c7d8484..369f889bb4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -141,10 +141,12 @@ Start a new Git repository for an existing code base::
 $ cd /path/to/my/codebase
 $ git init      <1>
 $ git add .     <2>
+$ git commit    <3>
 ----------------
 +
 <1> Create a /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory.
 <2> Add all existing files to the index.
+<3> Record the pristine state as the first commit in the history.
 
 GIT
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