mg init

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Name

mg init — Initialize the current repository for mrge, setting up necessary metadata.

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Synopsis

mg init [--force] [--remote <remote-name>]

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Description

• Creates a .mrge folder in your repo to store CLI metadata.
• Checks if your repo is already configured; if so, it will prompt to overwrite or skip.
• Optionally sets the default remote (e.g., origin, upstream).

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Options / Flags

• --force: Overwrite existing mrge configuration, if any.
• --remote <remote-name>: Specify which remote to track by default (defaults to origin).

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Examples

# Basic initialization:
mg init

# Force re-initialize an already configured repo:
mg init --force

# Use a non-default remote:
mg init --remote upstream