hk init

• Usage: hk init [FLAGS]
• Aliases: generate
• Effect: modifies state

Generate a new hk.pkl file for a project

Flags

• -f --force — Overwrite existing hk.pkl file

• -i --interactive — Interactive mode: select linters and hooks manually

• --mise — Generate a mise.toml file with hk configured

  Set HK_MISE=1 to make this the default behavior.

• -h --help — Print help

Examples

Generate a configuration, then validate it. Install selected tools separately.

hk init
hk validate

# Choose linters and hooks interactively
hk init --interactive

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