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.\"     Title: crystal-init
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.26
.\"      Date: 2026-07-23
.\"    Manual: Crystal Compiler Command Line Reference Guide
.\"    Source: crystal 1.21.0
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "CRYSTAL\-INIT" "1" "2026-07-23" "crystal 1.21.0" "Crystal Compiler Command Line Reference Guide"
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.SH "NAME"
crystal-init \- Create a a new Crystal project
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBcrystal init\fP TYPE [DIR | NAME DIR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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TYPE is one of:
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\fBlib\fP  Creates a library skeleton
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\fBapp\fP  Creates an application skeleton
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This initializes the lib/app project folder as a git repository, with a license file, a README file, a shard.yml for use with shards (the Crystal dependency manager), a .gitignore file, and src and spec folders.
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DIR  \- directory where project will be generated
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NAME \- name of project to be generated (default: basename of DIR)
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-f, \-\-force\fP
.RS 4
Force overwrite existing files.
.RE
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\fB\-s, \-\-skip\-existing\fP
.RS 4
Skip existing files.
.RE