Nuxt/docs/3.api/4.commands/init.md

title	description	links
nuxi init	The init command initializes a fresh Nuxt project.	label icon to size Source i-simple-icons-github https://github.com/nuxt/cli/blob/main/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts xs

npx nuxi init [DIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [-t, --template] [-f, --force] [--offline] [--preferOffline] [--no-install] [--gitInit] [--shell] [--packageManager]

The init command initializes a fresh Nuxt project using unjs/giget.

Arguments

Argument	Description
DIR=""	Project directory

Options

Option	Default	Description
--cwd=<directory>	.	Specify the working directory
-t, --template		Template name
-f, --force		Override existing directory
--offline		Force offline mode
--preferOffline		Prefer offline mode
--no-install		Skip installing dependencies
--gitInit		Initialize git repository
--shell		Start shell after installation in project directory
--packageManager		Package manager choice (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun)

Environment variables

• NUXI_INIT_REGISTRY: Set to a custom template registry. (learn more).
  • Default registry is loaded from nuxt/starter/templates