# pio project

> Tool to 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 --project-dir {{path/to/project_directory}}`

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

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

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

`pio project init --project-option="{{option}}={{value}}" --project-option="{{option}}={{value}}"`

- Print the configuration of a project:

`pio project config`