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slack_init

slack init​

Initialize a project to work with the Slack CLI

Synopsis​

Initializes a project to support the Slack CLI.

Adds a .slack directory with the following files:

  • project-name/.slack
  • project-name/.slack/.gitignore
  • project-name/.slack/config.json
  • project-name/.slack/hooks.json

Adds the Slack CLI hooks dependency to your project:

  • Deno: Unsupported
  • Node.js: Updates package.json
  • Python: Updates requirements.txt

Installs your project dependencies when supported:

  • Deno: Supported
  • Node.js: Supported
  • Python: Unsupported

Adds an existing app to your project (optional):

  • Prompts to add an existing app from app settings
  • Runs the command slack app link
slack init [flags]

Examples​

$ slack init  # Initialize a project

Options​

  -h, --help   help for init

Options inherited from parent commands​

  -a, --app string           use a specific app ID or environment
      --config-dir string    use a custom path for system config directory
  -e, --experiment strings   use the experiment(s) in the command
  -f, --force                ignore warnings and continue executing command
      --no-color             remove styles and formatting from outputs
  -s, --skip-update          skip checking for latest version of CLI
  -w, --team string          select workspace or organization by team name or ID
      --token string         set the access token associated with a team
  -v, --verbose              print debug logging and additional info

SEE ALSO​

  • slack - Slack command-line tool