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

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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/src/commands/init.ts xs

npx nuxi init [--verbose|-v] [--template,-t] [dir]

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

Options

Option	Default	Description
--cwd		Current working directory
--log-level		Log level
--template, -t	v3	Specify template name or git repository to use as a template. Format is gh:org/name to use a custom github template.
--force, -f	false	Force clone to any existing directory.
--offline	false	Force offline mode (do not attempt to download template from GitHub and only use local cache).
--prefer-offline	false	Prefer offline mode (try local cache first to download templates).
--no-install	false	Skip installing dependencies.
--git-init	false	Initialize git repository.
--shell	false	Start shell after installation in project directory (experimental).
--package-manager	npm	Package manager choice (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun).
--dir		Project directory.

Environment variables

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