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# data-code-extension script init

Initialize a data code extension script package.

## Description

Initialize a data code extension script package by checking system requirements and setting up the necessary environment.

## Examples

```sh
sf data-code-extension script init --package-dir ./my-script-package
```

## Flags

- `-p, --package-dir <PACKAGE-DIR>` (Required): Directory path where the package is created.
- `--flags-dir <FLAGS-DIR>` (Optional): Global flag that provides command flag values from files in a directory instead of passing them on the command line. Name each file in the directory after a supported flag of the command, without the `-- ` prefix, and include the plain text value for that flag as its content. Omit required flags from the command line if they are satisfied through the directory.