cli.md

CLI Parameters

Status: alpha.

Basic Usage

initx python myapp
initx node myapp

This creates:

• myapp/
• myapp/venv/
• myapp/main.py
• myapp/requirements.txt
• myapp/.gitignore
• myapp/README.md

For Node.js this creates:

• myapp/
• myapp/package.json
• myapp/index.js
• myapp/.gitignore
• myapp/README.md

Command Shape

initx python <name> [--path <directory>] [--no-venv]
initx node <name> [--path <directory>]

Parameters

• python: selects the Python project template
• node: selects the Node.js project template
• <name>: the directory name for the generated project
• --path: sets the parent directory where the project will be created
• --no-venv: skips python -m venv venv

Prerequisites

• initx python ... requires python or python3
• initx node ... requires both node and npm

For Python projects, Init prefers python3 when both python3 and python exist, and falls back to python only when python3 is unavailable.

Current Directory Mode

Using . instead of a project name tells Init to use the current target directory directly.

Examples:

initx python .
initx node .
initx python . --path ~/empty-folder

Rules:

• the target directory must already exist or be resolvable by --path
• the target directory must be empty
• Init will refuse to write into a non-empty directory

Examples

initx python myapp
initx python myapp --path ~/code
initx python myapp --no-venv
initx python .
initx node myapp
initx node myapp --path ~/code
initx node .

initx <platform> . initializes the current directory, but only if it is empty.