# Init

### Command

```bash
$ eucalypt init
# Alias/shortened
$ eucalypt i
```

### Arguments

* `[NAME]` - The name of the new application (note that this is simply a directory name and **cannot** be a path such as `apps/my-new-app`).

### Options/flags

* `--git`, `--no-git`, *(Default: True)*

  Specify whether or not to run `git init` (to initialize a Git repository) inside the new application directory.

* `--bundle`, `--no-bundle`, *(Default: True)*

  Specify whether or not to run `bundle install` (to install dependencies) inside the new application directory.

* `--silence` alias `-s`, *(Default: False)*

  Specify whether or not to silence the output of the `git init` and `bundle install` commands (only silences if either the `--git` or `--bundle` options are active)

* `--blog` alias `-b`, *(Default: False)*

  Specify whether or not to set up the blog environment after initializing the application.

* `--route` alias `-r`, *(Default: "blog")*

  Specify the route of the blog controller (only works if the `--blog` option is active).

### Examples

* `$ eucalypt init my-new-app` 

  Generates a new application with default options.

* `$ eucalypt init my-new-app -s`

  Generates a new application and silences the `bundle install` and `git init` commands.

* `$ eucalypt init my-new-app --no-bundle --no-git` 

  Generates a new application and skips dependency installation (`bundle install`) and Git repository initialization (`git init`).

* `$ eucalypt init my-new-app -b` 

  Generates a new application and runs blog environment setup.

* `$ eucalypt init my-new-app -br posts` 

  Generates a new application and runs blog environment setup at `/posts`.