# new

URL: /bengal/cli/theme/new/
Section: theme
Description: Create new theme scaffold

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Command

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`bengal theme new`

Create new theme scaffold

5Options

## Usage

```
bengal theme new [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

Option
Type
Description

`--extends`

`STRING`

Parent theme to extend

Default:`default`

`--force`

flag

`BOOLEAN`

Overwrite existing directory

`--mode`

`STRING`

Scaffold mode: site or package

Default:`site`

`--output`

`STRING`

Output directory

Default:`.`

`--slug`

required

`STRING`

Theme identifier