wfw init

Initialize a WireFlow project with .workflow/ structure.

Usage

wfw init [<directory>]

Arguments

Argument	Description	Default
<directory>	Directory to initialize	Current directory

Options

Option	Description
-h, --help	Quick help

What Gets Created

<directory>/
└── .workflow/
    ├── config              # Project-level configuration
    ├── project.txt         # Project description (optional)
    ├── cache/              # File conversion cache
    ├── output/             # Hardlinks to workflow outputs
    └── run/                # Workflow directories

Behavior

• Creates .workflow/ directory structure
• Use wfw edit afterward to open project.txt and config in your editor
• If already initialized, shows error message

Examples

# Initialize current directory
wfw init .

# Initialize new directory
wfw init my-project

# Initialize specific path
wfw init ~/research/new-study

See Also

• Projects Guide - Project structure and concepts
• wfw new - Create workflows after initialization