# init

## Usage

`prism init` is used to initialize a new Prism project.

```
Usage: prism init [OPTIONS]                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                     
 Initialize a Prism project.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                     
╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --project-name      TEXT                     Project name                                                                         │
│ --minimal                                    Create minimal project (just prism_project.py and modules)                           │
│ --log-level     -l  [info|warn|error|debug]  Set the log level                                                                    │
│ --help                                       Show this message and exit.                                                          │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```

{% hint style="info" %}
**Good to know:** you can enter the desired project name as an argument to the `init` command (e.g., `prism init --project-name my_first_project`). If you don't, no sweat! The console will prompt you to enter in a desired project name.
{% endhint %}

After the command finishes executing, you should see the folder for your Prism project!

## Example

Here's what the output will look like in Terminal:

```
$ prism init --project_name my_first_project
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<HH:MM:SS> | INFO  | Running with prism v0.2.6...
 
<HH:MM:SS> | INFO  | Creating project directory...
 
      ______
   ____  __ \_____(_)________ _______
 _____  /_/ / ___/ / ___/ __ `__ \ ____
____ / ____/ /  / (__  ) / / / / / _____
 ___/_/   /_/  /_/____/_/ /_/ /_/  ___

Welcome to Prism, the easiest way to create clean, modular data pipelines
using Python!

To get started, navigate to your newly created project "my_first_project" and try
running the following commands:
    prism compile
    prism run

Consult the documentation here for more information on how to get started.
    docs.runprism.com

Happy building!
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