You can use this as a start point for managing a WordPress install with git.

See 'Install and manage WordPress with Git' for more details.

You can either run:

rake

Or manually run:

git submodule update --init

Then copy wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php, update your database settings, and your default theme.

You can use the Rake helper task to upgrade WordPress to a specific version:

rake wordpress_update[3.7.1]