## zowe › endevor › initialize › workspace

Initialize current directory as an Endevor workspace.

#### Usage

zowe endevor initialize workspace [workspace-dir] [options]

#### Positional Arguments

- `workspace-dir` (string)

  - The Endevor workspace directory, if different from current working directory.

#### Profile Options

- `--endevor-profile` | `--endevor-p` (string)

  - The name of a (endevor) profile to load for this command execution.

- `--endevor-location-profile` | `--endevor-location-p` (string)

  - The name of a (endevor-location) profile to load for this command execution.

- `--base-profile` | `--base-p` (string)

  - The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.

#### Base Connection Options

- `--host` | `-H` (string)

  - Host name of service on the mainframe.

- `--port` | `-P` (number)

  - Port number of service on the mainframe.

- `--user` | `-u` (string)

  - User name to authenticate to service on the mainframe.

- `--password` | `--pass` | `--pw` (string)

  - Password to authenticate to service on the mainframe.

- `--reject-unauthorized` | `--ru` (boolean)

  - Reject self-signed certificates.

    Default value: true

- `--token-type` | `--tt` (string)

  - The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.

- `--token-value` | `--tv` (string)

  - The value of the token to pass to the API.

- `--cert-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication.

    Note: The CLI does not support certificate files that require a password. For more information, search Troubleshooting PEM Certificates in Zowe Docs.

- `--cert-key-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication

#### Examples

- initialize current directory as an Endevor workspace:

  - `zowe endevor initialize workspace`

- initialize 'myWorkspace' directory as an Endevor workspace:

  - `zowe endevor initialize workspace 'myWorkspace'`