git-setup

Create a Git repository in the current directory and commit all files

$ git setup

$ git setup [path/to/directory]

As `git-setup` is not a standard Git command, there is no universal synopsis.

If it exists on your system, its syntax would depend entirely on its implementation, which could be a simple script or an alias.

A common pattern for a custom script might be `git-setup [options] [arguments]`, but this is purely speculative and requires local investigation.

The `git-setup` command is not a standard Git command distributed with the official Git SCM package.

It is most likely a custom script or alias created by a user, system administrator, or a particular software distribution to streamline common Git initialization and configuration tasks. As such, its exact functionality, syntax, and options are highly dependent on the specific system where it is found.

Typically, a script named `git-setup` might automate processes like setting global Git configurations (e.g., user name and email using `git config`), initializing new repositories (`git init`), cloning repositories with specific defaults (`git clone`), or setting up common Git hooks or `.gitignore` rules.

Users encountering `git-setup` should inspect their local system's aliases, shell scripts in their PATH, or package documentation to understand its specific implementation and usage. Due to its non-standard nature, there are no universal parameters or syntax.

The primary caveat is that `git-setup` is not a standard Git command. Its presence and behavior are entirely specific to the system where it is found.

Users should exercise caution and ideally inspect the script's source code before executing it, as custom scripts can potentially perform unintended or malicious actions.

There is no official documentation or support for `git-setup` from the Git project itself.

If `git-setup` exists on your system, you can often find its definition by checking your shell's aliases (`alias`), looking in your `$PATH` for executables named `git-setup`, or examining common locations for custom scripts like `/usr/local/bin/` or `~/bin/`. Viewing the script's content directly (e.g., `cat $(which git-setup)`) is the most reliable way to understand its specific functionality and usage.

There is no specific development history for a standard `git-setup` command, as it does not exist as an official part of the Git project.

However, the concept of streamlining Git setup — particularly initial configuration (`user.name`, `user.email`), repository creation, and common defaults — has been a recurring theme in the Git community. This often leads users and system administrators to create custom shell scripts or aliases to automate these repetitive tasks, which might be named `git-setup` or similar.

git config(1), git init(1), git clone(1), git remote(1), git add(1)