diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+// checking for first arg
+if (process.argv[2] === "init") {
+  // prompt questions
+  const readline = require("readline");
+  const fs = require("fs");
+  const rl = readline.createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout
+  });
+
+  function askQuestion() {
+    rl.question("Project Name: ", name => {
+      rl.question("Author Name: ", author => {
+        rl.question("Version: ", version => {
+          rl.question("ID: ", id => {
+            rl.question("Favorite Color: ", color => {
+              // saved responses in JSON object
+              const response = {
+                "Project Name": name,
+                "Author Name": author,
+                "Version": version,
+                "ID": id,
+                "Favorite Color": color
+              };
+              // JSON object converted to string and new package created
+              const obj = JSON.stringify(response, "", "\t")
+              fs.writeFile("package.json", obj, (err) => {
+                if (err) throw err;
+                console.log("The file was successfully saved!");
+              });
+              rl.close();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+      askQuestion();
+    });
+  }
+  askQuestion();
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+	"Project Name": "dsfg",
+	"Author Name": "sdfg",
+	"Version": "sdfg",
+	"ID": "sdfg",
+	"Favorite Color": "sdfg"
+}
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