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Netlify CLI init command

init

Section titled “init”

Configure continuous deployment for a new or existing project. To create a new project without continuous deployment, use netlify sites:create

Usage

Terminal window
netlify init

Flags

  • filter (string) - For monorepos, specify the name of the application to run the command in
  • force (boolean) - Reinitialize CI hooks if the linked project is already configured to use CI
  • git-remote-name (string) - Name of Git remote to use. e.g. “origin”
  • manual (boolean) - Manually configure a git remote for CI
  • debug (boolean) - Print debugging information
  • auth (string) - Netlify auth token - can be used to run this command without logging in