flox init
command
NAME
flox-init - initialize a Flox environment
SYNOPSIS
flox [<general-options>] init
[-n <name>]
[-d <path>]
[--auto-setup]
DESCRIPTION
Create a new empty environment in the current directory.
The name of the environment will be the basename of the current
directory or default
if the current directory is $HOME
. The --name
flag can be used to give the environment a specific name.
By default, the environment will be created in the current directory.
Flox will add a directory $PWD/.flox
containing all relevant
environment metadata. The --dir
flag can be used to create an
environment in another location.
If an environment already exists in the current directory, or the path
specified using --dir
exists, an error is returned.
init
will try to detect languages being used in the containing
directory, and it will prompt with suggestions for packages or
activation scripts to be added to the environment. These suggestions can
be taken without prompting by passing --auto-setup
. The suggestions
can be accepted but then edited using flox edit
. Currently,
suggestions are made for Python and Nodejs.
OPTIONS
Init Options
-n <name>
, --name <name>
What to name the new environment (default: current directory).
-d <path>
, --dir <path>
Directory to create the environment in (default: current directory).
--auto-setup
Apply Flox recommendations for the environment based on what languages
are being used in the containing directory.
General Options
-h
, --help
Prints help information.
The following options can be passed when running any flox
subcommand
but must be specified before the subcommand.
-v
, --verbose
Increase logging verbosity. Invoke multiple times for increasing detail.
-q
, --quiet
Silence logs except for errors.