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gradle init — Initialize a new Gradle project interactively. More information: <https://docs.gradle.org/current/us

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Problem

How to use the gradle init command: Initialize a new Gradle project interactively. More information: <https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_init_plugin.html>.

Solution

gradle init — Initialize a new Gradle project interactively. More information: <https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_init_plugin.html>.

Initialize a new Gradle project interactively:

gradle init

Initialize a project of a specific type:

gradle init --type {{basic|java-application|java-library|...}}

Initialize a project with a specific DSL:

gradle init --dsl {{groovy|kotlin}}

Initialize a project with a specific test framework:

gradle init --test-framework {{junit-jupiter|testng|spock}}

Initialize a project without interactive prompts:

gradle init --type {{java-application}} --dsl {{kotlin}} --test-framework {{junit-jupiter}}

Code Snippets

Initialize a new Gradle project interactively

gradle init

Initialize a project of a specific type

gradle init --type {{basic|java-application|java-library|...}}

Initialize a project with a specific DSL

gradle init --dsl {{groovy|kotlin}}

Initialize a project with a specific test framework

gradle init --test-framework {{junit-jupiter|testng|spock}}

Initialize a project without interactive prompts

gradle init --type {{java-application}} --dsl {{kotlin}} --test-framework {{junit-jupiter}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gradle init

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