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# template generate lightning app
Generate a Lightning App.
## Description for template generate lightning app
Generates a Lightning App bundle in the specified directory or the current working directory. The bundle consists of multiple files in a folder with the designated name.
## Aliases for template generate lightning app
`force:lightning:app:create`
`lightning:generate:app`
## Flags
| Flag Name (Long) | Flag Name (Short) | Description |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| ‑‑api‑version | N/A | **Type:** Value
Override the api version used for api requests made by this command |
| ‑‑flags‑dir | N/A | **Type:** Value
Import flag values from a directory. |
| ‑‑json | N/A | **Type:** Boolean
Format output as json. |
| ‑‑name | ‑n | **Type:** Value
**Required**
Name of the generated Lightning App.
The name can be up to 40 characters and must start with a letter. |
| ‑‑output‑dir | ‑d | **Type:** Value
**Default value:** `.`
Directory for saving the created files.
The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory. |
| ‑‑template | ‑t | **Type:** Value
**Valid Values:** `DefaultLightningApp`
**Default value:** `DefaultLightningApp`
Template to use for file creation.
Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template. For Lightning Web Components, if this flag isn't specified, the CLI command automatically selects the template based on the "defaultLwcLanguage" field in the DX project's "sfdx-project.json" file. |
## Examples for template generate lightning app
Generate the metadata files for a Lightning app bundle called "myapp" in the current directory:
```shell
sf template generate lightning app --name myapp
```
Similar to the previous example, but generate the files in the "force-app/main/default/aura" directory:
```shell
sf template generate lightning app --name myapp --output-dir force-app/main/default/aura
```