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example to do git.init on a local directory?

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools

Research direction

The issue mentions git.init, local filesystem directories, and in-memory structures but no files or tests. Start by locating the filesystem and git.init entry points, then determine whether local-directory support exists; done means providing a working example or clearly documenting the limitation.

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Description

goes Js-Git support local filesystem directories? All I can find are some in-mem structures?

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