ionic init

Initialize existing projects with Ionic

ionic init [options]

This command will initialize an Ionic app within the current directory. Usually, this means an ionic.config.json file is created. If used within a multi-app project, the app is initialized in the root ionic.config.json.

ionic init will prompt for a project name and then proceed to determine the type of your project. You can specify the name argument and --type option to provide these values via command-line.

If the --multi-app flag is specified, this command will initialize your project as a multi-app project, allowing for apps within monorepos and unconventional repository structures. See the multi-app docs for details. Once a multi-app project is initialized, you can run ionic init again within apps in your project to initialize them.

Examples

$ ionic init
$ ionic init "My App"
$ ionic init "My App" --type=angular
$ ionic init --multi-app

Inputs

name
Description	The name of your project (e.g. myApp, "My App")

Options

--type =<type>
Description	Type of project (e.g. angular, react, vue, custom)
--force
Description	Initialize even if a project already exists
Aliases	-f
--multi-app
Description	Initialize a multi-app project

Advanced Options

--project-id =<slug>
Description	Specify a slug for your app
--default
Description	Mark the initialized app as the default project