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---
date: 2018-10-29
title: "hugo new"
slug: hugo_new
url: /commands/hugo_new/
---
## hugo new
Create new content for your site
### Synopsis
Create a new content file and automatically set the date and title.
It will guess which kind of file to create based on the path provided.
You can also specify the kind with `-k KIND`.
If archetypes are provided in your theme or site, they will be used.
Ensure you run this within the root directory of your site.
```
hugo new [path] [flags]
```
### Options
```
--editor string edit new content with this editor, if provided
-h, --help help for new
-k, --kind string content type to create
-s, --source string filesystem path to read files relative from
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
--config string config file (default is path/config.yaml|json|toml)
--debug debug output
--log enable Logging
--logFile string log File path (if set, logging enabled automatically)
--quiet build in quiet mode
-v, --verbose verbose output
--verboseLog verbose logging
```
### SEE ALSO
* [hugo](/commands/hugo/) - hugo builds your site
* [hugo new site](/commands/hugo_new_site/) - Create a new site (skeleton)
* [hugo new theme](/commands/hugo_new_theme/) - Create a new theme
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