NAME¶

arduino-cli-config-init - Writes current configuration to a configuration file.

SYNOPSIS¶

arduino-cli config init [flags]

DESCRIPTION¶

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

OPTIONS¶

--dest-dir="" Sets where to save the configuration file.

--dest-file="" Sets where to save the configuration file.

-h, --help[=false] help for init

--overwrite[=false] Overwrite existing config file.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶

--additional-urls=[] Comma-separated list of additional URLs for the Boards Manager.

--config-dir="" Sets the default data directory (Arduino CLI will look for configuration file in this directory).

--config-file="" The custom config file (if not specified the default will be used).

--json[=false] Print the output in JSON format.

--log[=false] Print the logs on the standard output.

--log-file="" Path to the file where logs will be written.

--log-format="text" The output format for the logs, can be: text, json

--log-level="info" Messages with this level and above will be logged. Valid levels are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic

--no-color[=false] Disable colored output.

EXAMPLE¶

  # Writes current configuration to the configuration file in the data directory.


  debian/build/bin/arduino-cli config init


  debian/build/bin/arduino-cli config init --dest-dir /home/user/MyDirectory


  debian/build/bin/arduino-cli config init --dest-file /home/user/MyDirectory/my_settings.yaml

SEE ALSO¶

arduino-cli-config(1)

HISTORY¶

15-Aug-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra