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bun init — Scaffold an empty Bun project. More information: <https://bun.com/docs/runtime/templating/init>.

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Problem

How to use the bun init command: Scaffold an empty Bun project. More information: <https://bun.com/docs/runtime/templating/init>.

Solution

bun init — Scaffold an empty Bun project. More information: <https://bun.com/docs/runtime/templating/init>.

Initialize a Bun project in the current directory:

bun init

Initialize in a specific directory:

bun init {{path/to/directory}}

Initialize with a specific project name:

bun init {{[-n|--name]}} {{project_name}}

Initialize a project with default prompts:

bun init {{[-y|--yes]}}

Initialize a minimal project:

bun init {{[-m|--minimal]}}

Initialize a React project:

bun init {{[-r|--react]}}

Initialize a React project with Tailwind CSS:

bun init --react=tailwind

Code Snippets

Initialize a Bun project in the current directory

bun init

Initialize in a specific directory

bun init {{path/to/directory}}

Initialize with a specific project name

bun init {{[-n|--name]}} {{project_name}}

Initialize a project with default prompts

bun init {{[-y|--yes]}}

Initialize a minimal project

bun init {{[-m|--minimal]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/bun init

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