Documentation/config/init.txt

:see-git-init:
ifndef::git-init[]
:see-git-init: (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
endif::[]

`init.templateDir`::
	Specify the directory from which templates will be copied. {see-git-init}
`init.defaultBranch`::
	Allows overriding the default branch name e.g. when initializing
	a new repository.
`init.defaultObjectFormat`::
	Allows overriding the default object format for new repositories. See
	`--object-format=` in linkgit:git-init[1]. Both the command line option
	and the `GIT_DEFAULT_HASH` environment variable take precedence over
	this config.
`init.defaultRefFormat`::
	Allows overriding the default ref storage format for new repositories.
	See `--ref-format=` in linkgit:git-init[1]. Both the command line
	option and the `GIT_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT` environment variable take
	precedence over this config.