{"meta":{"title":"pack init","intro":"Initializes a qlpack in the specified directory.","product":"Security and code quality","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/code-security","title":"Security and code quality"},{"href":"/en/code-security/reference","title":"Reference"},{"href":"/en/code-security/reference/code-scanning","title":"Code scanning"},{"href":"/en/code-security/reference/code-scanning/codeql","title":"CodeQL"},{"href":"/en/code-security/reference/code-scanning/codeql/codeql-cli-manual","title":"CodeQL CLI manual"},{"href":"/en/code-security/reference/code-scanning/codeql/codeql-cli-manual/pack-init","title":"pack init"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# pack init\n\nInitializes a qlpack in the specified directory.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> This content describes the most recent release of the CodeQL CLI. For more information about this release, see https://github.com/github/codeql-cli-binaries/releases.\n>\n> To see details of the options available for this command in an earlier release, run the command with the <span style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">`--help`</span> option in your terminal.\n\n## Synopsis\n\n```shell copy\ncodeql pack init [--dir=<dir>] [--extractor=<extractor>] <options>... -- <package-name>\n```\n\n## Description\n\nInitializes a qlpack in the specified directory.\n\nThe pack will be created in a child directory of the specified\ndirectory.\n\nAvailable since `v2.6.0`.\n\n## Options\n\n### Primary Options\n\n#### `<package-name>`\n\n\\[Mandatory] The scope and name of the pack to create. Scope is only\nrequired if this pack is to be published.\n\n#### `--version=<semver>`\n\nInitial version of the pack.\n\n#### `-d, --dir=<dir>`\n\nThe directory to create the pack in. Defaults to current working\ndirectory.\n\n#### `-e, --extractor=<extractor>`\n\nThe extractor to use for this qlpack. Only useful if this pack contains\ntests.\n\n### Common options\n\n#### `-h, --help`\n\nShow this help text.\n\n#### `-J=<opt>`\n\n\\[Advanced] Give option to the JVM running the command.\n\n(Beware that options containing spaces will not be handled correctly.)\n\n#### `-v, --verbose`\n\nIncrementally increase the number of progress messages printed.\n\n#### `-q, --quiet`\n\nIncrementally decrease the number of progress messages printed.\n\n#### `--verbosity=<level>`\n\n\\[Advanced] Explicitly set the verbosity level to one of errors,\nwarnings, progress, progress+, progress++, progress+++. Overrides `-v`\nand `-q`.\n\n#### `--logdir=<dir>`\n\n\\[Advanced] Write detailed logs to one or more files in the given\ndirectory, with generated names that include timestamps and the name of\nthe running subcommand.\n\n(To write a log file with a name you have full control over, instead\ngive `--log-to-stderr` and redirect stderr as desired.)\n\n#### `--common-caches=<dir>`\n\n\\[Advanced] Controls the location of cached data on disk that will\npersist between several runs of the CLI, such as downloaded QL packs and\ncompiled query plans. If not set explicitly, this defaults to a\ndirectory named `.codeql` in the user's home directory; it will be\ncreated if it doesn't already exist.\n\nAvailable since `v2.15.2`."}