---
title: "Class InitializeCommand"
slug: "cli--sitecore.ch.cli.plugin.content.commands.print.initializecommand"
abstract: ""
---
# Class InitializeCommand

Initializes a working folder with the files needed to generate a entity print template.

## Inheritance

object

System.CommandLine.Symbol

System.CommandLine.IdentifierSymbol

[Command](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.commandline.command)

Sitecore.CH.Cli.Core.Abstractions.Commands.BaseCommand

Sitecore.CH.Cli.Core.Abstractions.Commands.BaseCommand<THandler>Sitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.Content.CommandHandlers.Print.InitializeCommandHandler

InitializeCommand

## Namespace: SitecoreSitecore.CHSitecore.CH.CliSitecore.CH.Cli.PluginSitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.ContentSitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.Content.CommandsPrint

## Assembly: Sitecore.CH.Cli.Plugin.Content.dll

## Syntax

```csharp
public class InitializeCommand : BaseCommand<InitializeCommandHandler>
```

## Remarks

**Required parameters**

- `--name -dn` Specifies the name of the entity print template.

**Optional parameters**

- `--endpoint -e` Specifies an alternative endpoint name for the execution of this command.
- `--folder -f` Specifies the a working directory other than the current folder.

**Global parameters**

- `-? --help -h` Show this help message and exit.
- `-v --verbosity` Enables verbose logging.

## Examples

Initialize an entity print template:

```csharp
ch-cli print initialize --name "<template name>"
```

Initialize an entity print template to specific folder:

```csharp
ch-cli scripting initialize --name "<template name>" --folder "<local path>"
```