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+#!/bin/sh
+# Helper script for git-shell to initialize bare repositories
+# Usage: ssh code@host init-repo <repo-name> [description]
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ] || [ $# -gt 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: init-repo <repo-name> [description]"
+    echo "Example: init-repo myproject.git"
+    echo "Example: init-repo myproject.git 'A repo with foo'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+REPO_NAME="$1"
+DESCRIPTION="$2"
+
+# Ensure it ends with .git
+case "$REPO_NAME" in
+    *.git) ;;
+    *) REPO_NAME="${REPO_NAME}.git" ;;
+esac
+
+REPO_DIR="$HOME/$REPO_NAME"
+
+if [ -e "$REPO_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Repository '$REPO_NAME' already exists"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Initializing bare repository: $REPO_NAME"
+git init --bare "$REPO_DIR"
+
+# Add description if provided
+if [ -n "$DESCRIPTION" ]; then
+    echo "$DESCRIPTION" > "$REPO_DIR/description"
+    echo "Description set: $DESCRIPTION"
+fi
+
+echo "Repository initialized at: $REPO_DIR"
+echo "You can now push to it with: git remote add origin ssh://code@host/$REPO_NAME"