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---
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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