# pio project

> Manage PlatformIO projects.
> More information: <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/project/>.

- Initialize a new PlatformIO project:

`pio project init`

- Initialize a new PlatformIO project in a specific directory:

`pio project init {{[-d|--project-dir]}} {{path/to/project_directory}}`

- Initialize a new PlatformIO project, specifying a board ID:

`pio project init {{[-b|--board]}} {{ATmega328P|uno|...}}`

- Initialize a new PlatformIO based project, specifying one or more project options:

`pio project init {{[-O|--project-option]}} "{{option}}={{value}}" {{[-O|--project-option]}} "{{option}}={{value}}"`

- Print the configuration of a project:

`pio project config`