fossil-new

alias for fossil init

TLDR

Create new repository

$ fossil new [repo.fossil]

Create with project name

$ fossil new --project-name "[name]" [repo.fossil]

Create with a specific admin user

$ fossil new -A [username] [repo.fossil]

Create using settings from an existing repository as template

$ fossil new --template [existing.fossil] [repo.fossil]

Create with project name and description

$ fossil new --project-name "[name]" --project-desc "[description]" [repo.fossil]

SYNOPSIS

fossil new [options] repository

DESCRIPTION

fossil new is an alias for fossil init. It creates a new Fossil repository file with identical functionality. All options and behaviors are identical to fossil init.

PARAMETERS

-A, --admin-user USERNAME

Select the given username as the admin user instead of the current login name.

--template FILE

Copy initial settings from the specified repository file. Almost all settings accessible from the setup page will be copied, but normal users and their permissions will not.

--project-name STRING

Set the name of the project.

--project-desc STRING

Set the description of the project.

--date-override DATETIME

Use the specified datetime as the time of the initial check-in. Accepts "now" or "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.SSS" format with optional timezone offset.

--sha1

Use an initial hash policy of SHA1 instead of the default SHA3-256.