init — Generate Configuration

Interactive Mode

Running sniffercommit init with no flags launches an interactive wizard:

$ cd /path/to/project
$ sniffercommit init

Press enter to accept the default value shown in [bracket value info]. Type a value to override. Invalid input is rejected with a warning and the prompt repeats.

$ sniffercommit init --interactive

Passing any flag (e.g. --style google) after init disables the interactive wizard and uses CLI-only mode.

With clang-tidy

# standard preset
$ sniffercommit init --enable-clang-tidy

# strict preset
$ sniffercommit init --enable-clang-tidy --tidy-preset strict

# compiler warnings only
$ sniffercommit init --enable-clang-tidy --tidy-severity warning

With --enable-clang-tidy, three files are created:

• .sniffercommit.toml — includes clang-tidy check
• .clang-format — formatter config
• .clang-tidy — static analysis config with curated check preset

Formatter & Analyzer Options

# available styles: google, llvm, chromium, mozilla, webkit, microsoft, gnu
$ sniffercommit init --style llvm

# clang-tidy preset: minimal, standard (default), strict, custom
$ sniffercommit init --enable-clang-tidy --tidy-preset standard

# tidy severity: note (off), warning (compiler only), error (all)
$ sniffercommit init --enable-clang-tidy --tidy-severity warning

# header filter: 0=none, 1=project, 2=all
$ sniffercommit init --enable-clang-tidy --tidy-header-filter 1

Full Customization

$ sniffercommit init \
  --style google \
  --name my-project \
  --indent-width 4 \
  --column-limit 120 \
  --pointer-alignment Left \
  --brace-style Attach \
  --enable-clang-tidy \
  --tidy-preset strict \
  --tidy-severity error

Custom Config Path

$ sniffercommit --config /path/to/.sniffercommit.toml init