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# tm config init

> Write a starter Tensormesh CLI config template.

## Usage

```sh theme={null}
tm config init [OPTIONS]
```

## Examples

### Create the default config template in the standard location.

```sh theme={null}
tm config init
```

### Write the starter config to a project-local file.

```sh theme={null}
tm config init --path ./tensormesh.toml
```

## Options

| Name      | Type      | Required | Default                              | Details                                                                                                   |
| --------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--path`  | `path`    | no       | `"~/.config/tensormesh/config.toml"` | Path to write the config file.                                                                            |
| `--force` | `boolean` | no       | `false`                              | Overwrite starter sections if the file exists, while preserving existing \[managed] values. Boolean flag. |

## Inherited Global Options

| Name                  | Type           | Required | Default                              | Details                                                                                                                      |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| --------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--version`, `-V`     | `boolean`      | no       | `false`                              | Show the version and exit. Boolean flag.                                                                                     |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--config`            | `path`         | no       | `"~/.config/tensormesh/config.toml"` | Path to config TOML file                                                                                                     |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--output`            | \`choice\[text | json     | yaml                                 | raw                                                                                                                          | table]\` | no | `"text"` | Output format (text is human-readable; json is machine-friendly). |
| `--quiet`             | `boolean`      | no       | `false`                              | Suppress non-essential output. Boolean flag.                                                                                 |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--debug`             | `boolean`      | no       | `false`                              | Print debug logs to stderr (secrets redacted). Boolean flag.                                                                 |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--ca-bundle`         | `path`         | no       |                                      | Path to a PEM CA bundle for TLS verification (overrides TENSORMESH\_CA\_BUNDLE).                                             |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--timeout`           | `float`        | no       |                                      | Default HTTP timeout in seconds (overrides TENSORMESH\_TIMEOUT\_SECONDS; subcommands may override).                          |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--max-retries`       | `integer`      | no       |                                      | Max retries for idempotent HTTP requests on transient errors (overrides TENSORMESH\_MAX\_RETRIES; subcommands may override). |          |    |          |                                                                   |
| `--controlplane-base` | `text`         | no       |                                      | Override the Control Plane base URL.                                                                                         |          |    |          |                                                                   |

## Related Commands

* [`tm config show`](/cli/reference/config/show)
* [`tm doctor`](/cli/reference/doctor)

## Parent Command

* [`tm config`](/cli/reference/config)