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GitHub source Initialize or update W&B configuration for the current directory. Set a project and entity, create local W&B settings, and prepare the directory for experiment tracking. Examples: Set up W&B for the current directory with guided prompts for team and project selection.
wandb init
Set the default project to “foobar-project” and the default entity to “team-awesome” without prompts.
wandb init --project foobar-project --entity team-awesome
Set the W&B mode to offline
wandb init --mode offline
Reset existing W&B configuration for the current directory
wandb init --reset

Usage

wandb init [OPTIONS]

Options

project

Set the project to upload runs to.
FlagDefaultType
-p, --projectNoneSTRING

entity

Set the entity to scope the project to.
FlagDefaultType
-e, --entityNoneSTRING

reset

Reset existing W&B configuration for the directory.
FlagDefaultType
--resetFalseBOOL

mode

Set the W&B mode. One of ‘online’, ‘offline’, or ‘disabled’.
FlagDefaultType
-m, --modeNoneSTRING

help

Show this message and exit.
FlagDefaultType
--helpFalseBOOL

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Usage: init [OPTIONS]

  Initialize or update W&B configuration for the current directory.

  Set a project and entity, create local W&B settings, and prepare the
  directory for experiment tracking.

  Examples:

  Set up W&B for the current directory with guided prompts for team and
  project selection.

  ```bash wandb init ```

  Set the default project to "foobar-project" and the default entity to "team-
  awesome" without prompts.

  ```bash wandb init --project foobar-project --entity team-awesome ```

  Set the W&B mode to offline

  ```bash wandb init --mode offline ```

  Reset existing W&B configuration for the current directory

  ```bash wandb init --reset ```

Options:
  -p, --project TEXT  Set the project to upload runs to.
  -e, --entity TEXT   Set the entity to scope the project to.
  --reset             Reset existing W&B configuration for the directory.
  -m, --mode TEXT     Set the W&B mode. One of 'online', 'offline', or
                      'disabled'.
  --help              Show this message and exit.