thodg/got

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@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ are as follows:
 .It Cm init Ar path
 Create a new empty repository at the specified
 .Ar path .
-If
-.Ar path
-already exists, it must be an empty directory.
 .It Cm checkout [ Fl b Ar branch ] [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl p Ar path-prefix ] repository-path [ work-tree-path ]
 Copy files from a repository into a new work tree.
 If the