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# Commands

All commands have usage examples along with help documentation in the commands. To view more details, run `bard <command> -h`.

### init

Initialize a new mono repository.

```shell
bard init
```

### add

Add a new package to bard.

```sh
bard add <path> <repository>
```

### merge

This command will merge all packages into the root `composer.json` file.

```sh
bard merge [<package>]
```

### push

Pushes code to their respective repositories.

```sh
bard push [<package>]
```

### release

Creates a new release. This command will update all the files that need to be updated, tag, and push the release out.

```sh
bard release <release>
```

{% hint style="success" %}
You can use `major`, `minor`, or `patch` as the `<release>` argument instead of specifying the exact version you want to release.
{% endhint %}