diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 03b7ac75fcff71..94b14af9f3cf52 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -357,9 +357,7 @@ include::config/imap.txt[]
 
 include::config/index.txt[]
 
-init.templateDir::
-	Specify the directory from which templates will be copied.
-	(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
+include::config/init.txt[]
 
 instaweb.browser::
 	Specify the program that will be used to browse your working
diff --git a/Documentation/config/init.txt b/Documentation/config/init.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..46fa8c6a0827ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/init.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+init.templateDir::
+	Specify the directory from which templates will be copied.
+	(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)