cli-ref-init.md

title	NuGet CLI init command
description	Reference for the nuget.exe init command
author	JonDouglas
ms.author	jodou
ms.date	01/18/2018
ms.topic	reference

init command (NuGet CLI)

Applies to: package creation • Supported versions: 3.3+

Copies all the packages from a flat folder to a destination folder using a hierarchical layout as described for the add command. That is, using init is equivalent to using the add command on each package in the folder.

As with add, the destination must be either a local folder or a UNC path; HTTP package repositories such as nuget.org or private servers are not supported.

Usage

nuget init <source> <destination> [options]

where <source> is the folder containing packages and <destination> is the local folder or UNC pathname to which the packages are copied.

Options

• -ConfigFile

  The NuGet configuration file to apply. If not specified, %AppData%\NuGet\NuGet.Config (Windows), or ~/.nuget/NuGet/NuGet.Config or ~/.config/NuGet/NuGet.Config (Mac/Linux) is used.

• -Expand

  Adds all files in each package that's added to the package source; same as -Expand with the add command.

• -ForceEnglishOutput

  (3.5+) Forces nuget.exe to run using an invariant, English-based culture.

• -?|-help

  Displays help information for the command.

• -NonInteractive

  Suppresses prompts for user input or confirmations.

• -Verbosity [normal|quiet|detailed]

  Specifies the amount of detail displayed in the output: normal (the default), quiet, or detailed.

Also see Environment variables

Examples

nuget init c:\foo c:\bar
nuget init \\foo\packages \\bar\packages -Expand