dolt-init:tldr:b9bed
The command you provided is using Dolt, a version-controlled database system inspired by Git. Let's break down the command and explain each flag and argument:
dolt init: This initializes a new Dolt repository in the current directory. It sets up the necessary metadata and structures to begin version controlling a database.
--name "${name}":
This flag is used to set the name associated with the user performing actions in the Dolt repository. The ${name} placeholder is likely intended to be replaced with the actual name of the user.
--email "${email}":
This flag is used to set the email address associated with the user performing actions in the Dolt repository. The ${email} placeholder is meant to be replaced with the actual email address of the user.
--date "${2021-12-31T00:00:00}":
This flag sets the timestamp of the commits made in the repository. In this case, it is set to the date and time of "December 31, 2021, 00:00:00". The ${2021-12-31T00:00:00} placeholder looks a bit odd and should be replaced with the desired date and time.
-b "${branch_name}":
This flag creates a new branch with the specified name ${branch_name}. The ${branch_name} placeholder should be replaced with the desired name for the new branch.
To summarize, the command initializes a new Dolt repository with the provided user name, email, and timestamp, while also creating a new branch with a specified name. Remember to replace the placeholders (${name}, ${email}, ${2021-12-31T00:00:00}, and ${branch_name}) with appropriate values when running the command.