diff --git a/misc/archive/git-init.sh b/misc/archive/git-init.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..138ddb75a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/archive/git-init.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+touch .gitignore
+sort -u .gitignore - > .gitignore.new << EOT
+build
+config
+download
+smap.cfg
+src.*
+src
+EOT
+mv .gitignore.new .gitignore
+
+git-init
+git-add Documentation architecture misc package scripts target .gitignore
+git-commit -m 'Init'
+