> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# init

> Initialize a new empty database.

```bash theme={null}
kremis init [--force]
```

Creates a new empty Kremis database at the configured path.

## Options

| Option    | Short | Description                                  |
| --------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `--force` | `-f`  | Force initialization even if database exists |

## Examples

```bash theme={null}
# Initialize default database
kremis init

# Force re-initialize (resets all data)
kremis init --force

# Initialize at custom path
kremis -D /path/to/my.db init
```