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vagrant init — Initialize a Vagrant environment in the current directory by creating a `Vagrantfile`. See also: `va

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Problem

How to use the vagrant init command: Initialize a Vagrant environment in the current directory by creating a Vagrantfile. See also: vagrant. More information: <https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/cli/init>.

Solution

vagrant init — Initialize a Vagrant environment in the current directory by creating a Vagrantfile. See also: vagrant. More information: <https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/cli/init>.

Create a Vagrantfile:

vagrant init

Create a Vagrantfile without instructional comments:

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

Specify the box name and URL:

vagrant init {{box_name}} {{box_url}}

Create a Vagrantfile with a specific box version:

vagrant init --box-version {{version}} {{box_name}}

Send the Vagrantfile to stdout:

vagrant init {{[-o|--output]}} -

Overwrite an existing Vagrantfile:

vagrant init {{[-f|--force]}}

Provide a custom ERB template for generating the Vagrantfile:

vagrant init --template {{path/to/file.erb}}

Code Snippets

Create a `Vagrantfile`

vagrant init

Create a `Vagrantfile` without instructional comments

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

Specify the box name and URL

vagrant init {{box_name}} {{box_url}}

Create a `Vagrantfile` with a specific box version

vagrant init --box-version {{version}} {{box_name}}

Send the `Vagrantfile` to `stdout`

vagrant init {{[-o|--output]}} -

Context

tldr-pages: common/vagrant init

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