chegi new¶

Create a new Git project from scratch with scaffolding.

Synopsis¶

chegi new [PROJECT_NAME] [OPTIONS]

Description¶

chegi new scaffolds a complete Git project in one command. It creates a new directory with Git initialized, a .gitignore, a .chegi/ project directory, README.md, an optional LICENSE, and makes an initial commit.

Run without arguments for an interactive guided flow:

chegi new

The interactive flow (default): 1. Prompts for a project name 2. Select technologies for .gitignore generation (checkbox) 3. Select a license type 4. Shows a summary and asks for confirmation before creation

Options¶

Option	Short	Description	Default
`--path`	`-p`	Parent directory to create the project in	`.`
`--template`	`-t`	Predefined project template (python, node, go, rust, ...)	—
`--license`	`-l`	License type (mit, apache, gpl3)	—
`--github`	`-g`	Create a GitHub repository and push to it	`false`
`--private`		Make the GitHub repository private (requires `--github`)	`false`
`--no-readme`		Skip `README.md` generation	`false`
`--no-gitignore`		Skip `.gitignore` generation	`false`
`--yes`	`-y`	Non-interactive mode — use defaults for all prompts	`false`

Arguments¶

Argument	Description
`PROJECT_NAME`	Name of the project (creates a new directory with this name)

Examples¶

Interactive — prompts for project name, technologies, and license:

chegi new

Create a Python project:

chegi new my-app -t python

Create and push to a new GitHub repository:

chegi new my-app --github
chegi new my-app --github --private

Create with specific options (non-interactive):

chegi new my-app --license mit --no-readme -y

Create in a specific parent directory:

chegi new my-app -p ~/projects

Generated Files¶

File	Purpose
`.git/`	Git repository (via `git init`)
`.gitignore`	Technology-specific ignore rules
`.chegi/`	Project configuration directory
`README.md`	Project readme with getting started guide
`LICENSE`	Optional license file (MIT, Apache 2.0, or GPL v3)
Initial commit	`chore(new): initial project scaffold via cheGi 🐆`