# init
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## Description
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The `init` command launches a wizard that walks you through setting up your project. Once your project is specified, the command generates a new extension project with stub source files.

While the specific folder structure and files generated varies project and by language, in general the project includes the following:
+ Schema file.
+ Handler function source files.
+ Unit test files.
+ Build files for the specified language.

By default, `init` generates the extension project in the current directory.

## Synopsis
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```
$ cfn init [--force]
```

## Options
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`--force`

Force project files to be overwritten.

## Output
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The `init` command launches a wizard that walks you through setting up the project, including specifying the extension name.

```
Initializing new project
Do you want to develop a new resource(r) or a module(m) or a hook(h)?
```