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The moon generate <name> (or moon g) command will generate code (files and folders) from a pre-defined template of the same name, using an interactive series of prompts. Templates are located based on the generator.templates setting.

# Generate code from a template
$ moon generate npm-package

# Generate code from a template to a target directory
$ moon generate npm-package ./packages/example

# Generate code while declaring custom variable values
$ moon generate npm-package ./packages/example -- --name "@company/example"

# Create a new template
$ moon generate react-app --template

View the official code generation guide for a more in-depth example of how to utilize this command.

Arguments​

  • <name> - Name of the template to generate.
  • [dest] - Destination to write files to, relative from the current working directory. If not defined, will be prompted during generation.
  • [-- <vars>] - Additional arguments to override default variable values.

Options​

  • --defaults - Use the default value of all variables instead of prompting the user.
  • --dryRun - Run entire generator process without writing files.
  • --force - Force overwrite any existing files at the destination.
  • --template - Create a new template with the provided name.