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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-init.txt2
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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>
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+
<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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