# Documentation for `scw init`


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Initialize the active profile of the config.
Default path for configuration file is based on the following priority order:

- $SCW_CONFIG_PATH
- $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/scw/config.yaml
- $HOME/.config/scw/config.yaml
- $USERPROFILE/.config/scw/config.yaml