Use the command line without leaving Vim

That should be :!git init etc.

@manveru correct! fixed

For git in vim: https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive

@vimrocks Have it installed ;) I sometimes just find this way a little easier for machines I don't use often (or servers I don't have fugitive installed on)

You can also type :sh to obtain a full shell. When you've done type exit (or Ctrl+d) to come back in vim