bl init

Initialize stack config in current directory

Synopsis

Initialize a boiler configuration file in the current directory.

For stacks (directories): Creates boiler.stack.json For snippets (files): Creates boiler.snippet.json with metadata

Stack config includes:

• Stack name and description
• Author information
• Files/folders to ignore
• Version metadata

Snippet config includes:

• Name, description, author
• Language and tags
• Version for templating

Similar to 'npm init', this helps you prepare projects for storing.

bl init [flags]

Examples

  # Interactive init (prompts for details)
  bl init

  # Quick init with defaults (stack)
  bl init -y

  # Initialize as stack explicitly
  bl init -k
  bl init -k -y

  # Initialize as snippet
  bl init -n
  bl init -n -y

  # After init, customize and store
  bl store

Options

  -h, --help      help for init
  -n, --snippet   Initialize as snippet
  -k, --stack     Initialize as stack
  -y, --yes       Skip prompts and use defaults

Options inherited from parent commands

  -V, --verbose   Enable verbose debug output