-import sys, os
-from optparse import OptionParser, make_option
-
-from stgit.commands.common import *
-from stgit.utils import *
-from stgit import stack, git
-
-
-help = 'initialise the tree for use with StGIT'
-usage = """%prog [options]
-
-Initialise a GIT repository to be used with StGIT. Note that the
-repository must be already initialised with git-init-db and the
-.git/HEAD link must point to a valid file in refs/heads/. For people
-switching between multiple branches in the same repository, the 'init'
-command has to be run on all the individual branches intended to be
-used with StGIT."""
-
+from stgit.commands import common
+from stgit.lib import stack
+
+help = 'Initialise the current branch for use with StGIT'
+kind = 'stack'
+usage = ['']
+description = """
+Initialise the current git branch to be used as an StGIT stack. The
+branch (and the git repository it is in) must already exist and
+contain at least one commit."""
+
+args = []