vercel init

The vercel init command is used to initialize Vercel Projects locally from the examples found in the Vercel examples repository.

vercel init

Using the vercel init command to initialize a Vercel Project locally.

vercel init [project-name]

Using the vercel init command to initialize a specific Vercel Project locally.

vercel init [project-name] [new-project-name]

Using the vercel init command to initialize a specific Vercel Project locally and rename the directory.

These are options that only apply to the vercel env command.

The --force option, shorthand -f, is used to forcibly replace an existing local directory.

vercel init --force

Using the vercel init command with the --force option.

vercel init gatsby my-project-directory --force

Using the vercel init command with the --force option.

The following global options can be passed when using the vercel init command:

• --cwd
• --debug
• --force
• --global-config
• --help
• --local-config
• --scope
• --token

For more information on global options and their usage, refer to the options section.