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+from optparse import OptionParser
+import os
+import shutil
+
+import nikola
+from nikola.plugin_categories import Command
+
+
+class CommandInit(Command):
+    """Create a new site."""
+
+    name = "init"
+
+    usage = """Usage: nikola init folder [options].
+
+That will create a sample site in the specified folder.
+The destination folder must not exist.
+"""
+
+    def run(self, *args):
+        """Create a new site."""
+        parser = OptionParser(usage=self.usage)
+        (options, args) = parser.parse_args(list(args))
+
+        target = args[0]
+        if target is None:
+            print self.usage
+        else:
+            src = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(nikola.__file__),
+                'data', 'samplesite')
+            shutil.copytree(src, target)
+            print "A new site with some sample data has been created at %s."\
+                % target
+            print "See README.txt in that folder for more information."