# Quick start

To run `treefmt` in your project, please follow these steps:

1. [Install] the tool.
2. Install the needed formatters.
3. Run `treefmt --init`. This will generate the basic configuration file `treefmt.toml` containing the formatting rules.
4. Edit the configuration (see [here] how).
5. Run `treefmt` with the needed flags and options. You can check the supported options by executing `treefmt --help`.

In the following sections we will guide you through installing and configuring `treefmt` in detail.

[install]: installation.md
[here]: formatter-spec.md