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One of the first tasks in any Git workflow is initializing a repository. This can be automated with a simple script:

#!/bin/bash

# Initialize a new Git repository
git init

# Add a README file
echo "# $1" >> README.md

# Add all files to staging
git add .

# Commit the initial files
git commit -m "Initial commit"

# Optionally, create a main branch
git branch -M main

# Optionally, add a remote repository
if [ -n "$2" ]; then
  git remote add origin "$2"
  git push -u origin main
fi

echo "Repository initialized successfully!"