# `mix tinfoil.init`
[🔗](https://github.com/joshrotenberg/tinfoil/blob/v0.2.22/lib/mix/tasks/tinfoil.init.ex#L1)

Initialize tinfoil for the current mix project.

By default, if no `:tinfoil` config is found in `mix.exs`, this
task prints a snippet to paste and exits. If a config is already
present, it generates the release pipeline files:

  * `.github/workflows/release.yml`
  * `.tinfoil/formula.rb.eex`    (if `:homebrew` enabled)
  * `scripts/install.sh`         (if `:installer` enabled)

## Flags

  * `--install` — splice `{:tinfoil, ...}` into `deps/0` and a
    minimal `:tinfoil` config into `project/0`, then run
    `mix deps.get`. Only touches `mix.exs` files that still match
    the `mix new` layout; on anything more customized it falls
    back to printing the snippet.
  * `--force`   — overwrite existing generated files (default: true)
  * `--print`   — print the suggested config snippet and exit

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*