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

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nuxi prepare	The prepare command creates a .nuxt directory in your application and generates types.	label icon to size Source i-simple-icons-github https://github.com/nuxt/cli/blob/main/src/commands/prepare.ts xs

npx nuxi prepare [ROOTDIR] [--dotenv] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--envName]

The prepare command creates a .nuxt directory in your application and generates types. This can be useful in a CI environment or as a postinstall command in your package.json.

Arguments

Argument	Description
ROOTDIR="."	Specifies the working directory (default: .)

Options

Option	Default	Description
--dotenv		Path to .env file to load, relative to the root directory
--cwd=<directory>		Specify the working directory, this takes precedence over ROOTDIR (default: .)
--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>		Specify build-time log level
--envName		The environment to use when resolving configuration overrides (default is production when building, and development when running the dev server)