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diff --git a/git-init-db.html b/git-init-db.html
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@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ git-init-db(1) Manual Page
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 <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>

 <div class="sectionbody">

-<p><em>git-init-db</em> [--template=&lt;template_directory&gt;]</p>

+<p><em>git-init-db</em> [--template=&lt;template_directory&gt;] [--shared]</p>

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 <h2>OPTIONS</h2>

 <div class="sectionbody">

@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ git-init-db(1) Manual Page
         Provide the directory in from which templates will be used.

 </p>

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+<dt>

+--shared

+</dt>

+<dd>

+<p>

+        Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users.

+</p>

+</dd>

 </dl>

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 <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>

@@ -297,7 +305,13 @@ to use instead of <tt>./.git</tt> for the base of the repository.</p>
 <p>If the object storage directory is specified via the <tt>$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY</tt>

 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created underneath -

 otherwise the default <tt>$GIT_DIR/objects</tt> directory is used.</p>

-<p><tt>git-init-db</tt> won't hurt an existing repository.</p>

+<p>A shared repository allows users belonging to the same group to push into that

+repository. When specifying <tt>--shared</tt> the config variable "core.sharedRepository"

+is set to <em>true</em> so that directories under <tt>$GIT_DIR</tt> are made group writable

+(and g+sx, since the git group may be not the primary group of all users).</p>

+<p>Running <tt>git-init-db</tt> in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite

+things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning <tt>git-init-db</tt>

+is to pick up newly added templates.</p>

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 <h2>EXAMPLES</h2>

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@@ -332,7 +346,7 @@ $ git-add . <b>(2)</b>
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-Last updated 27-Dec-2005 00:16:13 PDT

+Last updated 06-Jan-2006 17:12:38 PDT

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