hugo/docs/content/en/commands/hugo_new_site.md

---
date: 2020-03-03
title: "hugo new site"
slug: hugo_new_site
url: /commands/hugo_new_site/
---
## hugo new site

Create a new site (skeleton)

### Synopsis

Create a new site in the provided directory.
The new site will have the correct structure, but no content or theme yet.
Use `hugo new [contentPath]` to create new content.

```
hugo new site [path] [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --force           init inside non-empty directory
  -f, --format string   config & frontmatter format (default "toml")
  -h, --help            help for site
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --config string        config file (default is path/config.yaml|json|toml)
      --configDir string     config dir (default "config")
      --debug                debug output
  -e, --environment string   build environment
      --ignoreVendor         ignores any _vendor directory
      --log                  enable Logging
      --logFile string       log File path (if set, logging enabled automatically)
      --quiet                build in quiet mode
  -s, --source string        filesystem path to read files relative from
      --themesDir string     filesystem path to themes directory
  -v, --verbose              verbose output
      --verboseLog           verbose logging
```

### SEE ALSO

* [hugo new](/commands/hugo_new/)	 - Create new content for your site

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