diff --git a/edef.h b/edef.h
index f32754c..667163e 100644
--- a/edef.h
+++ b/edef.h
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 /* edef.h
- * 
- * Program definitions
+ *
+ * Global variable definition
  *
  * written by vx-clutch
  */
+
 #ifndef EDEF_H_
 #define EDEF_H_
 
-enum { SINGLE = 1, FULL = 2 };
+/* Initialized global external declarations. */
 
-#define NPAT 4096 /* number of bytes for path buffer */
+extern int git;
+
+/* Other constants declarations */
+enum { SINGLE, FULL };
 
 #endif  /* EDEF_H_ */
diff --git a/estruct.h b/estruct.h
index 9b514f9..8555adf 100644
--- a/estruct.h
+++ b/estruct.h
@@ -9,4 +9,10 @@
 #define QAUTHOR 0 /* Force use the default author option */
 #define AUTHOR "fSD" /* Default author */
 
+#define DEFAULT_GIT 0 /* Default git state */
+
+/* Internal constants */
+
+#define NPAT 128
+
 #endif  /* ESTRUCT_H_ */
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index f6d631c..51f3633 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*  file.c
  *
  *  The routines in this file handle the reading, writing
- *  and lookup of disk files. All of details about the
- *  reading and writing of the disk are in "fileio.c".
+ *  and lookup of disk files.
  *
  *  written by vx-clutch
  */
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "file.h"
-#include "edef.h"
+#include "estruct.h"
 
 int ffwrite(char *path, char *fmt, ...) {
   FILE *f;
diff --git a/full.c b/full.c
index 1d1b92c..5529ab7 100644
--- a/full.c
+++ b/full.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "file.h"
 #include "full.h"
 #include "usage.h"
+#include "git.h"
 
 int full_project_init_and_cd(char *src)
 {
@@ -72,5 +73,7 @@ more accurate attributions, if you desire.\n\
 \n\
 LATE MODIFIED DATE", src, src);
 
+  ginit(); /* initialize a git repository */
+
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e10277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* git.c
+ *
+ * Routines for initilizing a git repository
+ *
+ * written by vx-clutch
+ */
+
+#include "git.h"
+#include "edef.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int ginit()
+{
+	if (git) return 0;
+	system("git init --quiet");
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/git.h b/git.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f19f486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef GIT_H_
+#define GIT_H_
+
+int ginit();
+
+#endif  /* GIT_H_ */
diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e749145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "estruct.h"
+#include "edef.h"
+
+/* initialized global definitions */
+
+int git = DEFAULT_GIT;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 00d5d99..ce4392a 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "edef.h"
 #include "proj.h"
@@ -28,8 +32,8 @@ void usage(int status) {
   printf("Usage: %s filename\n", PROGRAM_NAME);
   printf("   or: %s [options]\n\n", PROGRAM_NAME);
   fputs("      -s         enable shell creation mode\n", stdout);
-  fputs("      -S         enable shell creation mode as a full project\n",
-        stdout);
+  fputs("      -S         enable shell creation mode as a full project\n", stdout);
+  fputs("      --git      initialize a git repository\n", stdout);
   fputs("      --help     display this help and exit\n", stdout);
   fputs("      --version  output version information and exit\n", stdout);
 
@@ -59,6 +63,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         shell_mode = SINGLE;
       else if (argv[carg][1] == 'S')
         shell_mode = FULL;
+      else if (strcmp(argv[carg], "--git"))
+	git = 1;
       else
         die("unknown option");
     } else
diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index 2b5fc7c..d92a1d9 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ int makeshell(char *src, int complexity) {
 
   if (complexity == SINGLE)
     single_init(src);
-  else if (complexity == FULL)
+  else if (complexity == FULL) {
     full_project_init_and_cd(src);
+  }
   else
     die("invalid state! shell.c:%d", __LINE__);