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config init

arduino-cli config init

Writes current configuration to a configuration file.

Synopsis

Creates or updates the configuration file in the data directory or custom directory with the current configuration settings.

arduino-cli config init [flags]

Examples

  # Writes current configuration to the configuration file in the data directory.
  arduino-cli config init
  arduino-cli config init --dest-dir /home/user/MyDirectory
  arduino-cli config init --dest-file /home/user/MyDirectory/my_settings.yaml

Options

      --dest-dir string    Sets where to save the configuration file.
      --dest-file string   Sets where to save the configuration file.
  -h, --help               help for init
      --overwrite          Overwrite existing config file.

Options inherited from parent commands

      --additional-urls strings   Comma-separated list of additional URLs for the Boards Manager.
      --config-file string        The custom config file (if not specified the default will be used).
      --format string             The output format for the logs, can be: text, json, jsonmini, yaml (default "text")
      --log                       Print the logs on the standard output.
      --log-file string           Path to the file where logs will be written.
      --log-format string         The output format for the logs, can be: text, json
      --log-level string          Messages with this level and above will be logged. Valid levels are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic
      --no-color                  Disable colored output.

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