# template generate visualforce component

Generate a Visualforce Component.

## Description for template generate visualforce component

The command generates the .Component file and associated metadata file in the specified directory or the current working directory by default.

## Aliases for template generate visualforce component

`force:visualforce:component:create`

`visualforce:generate:component`

## Flags

| Flag Name (Long) | Flag Name (Short) | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--api-version`  | N/A               | **Type:** Value<br><br>Override the api version used for api requests made by this command                                                                                                                                                |
| `--flags-dir`    | N/A               | **Type:** Value<br><br>Import flag values from a directory.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `--json`         | N/A               | **Type:** Boolean<br><br>Format output as json.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `--label`        | `-l`              | **Type:** Value<br>**Required**<br><br>Visualforce Component label.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `--name`         | `-n`              | **Type:** Value<br>**Required**<br><br>Name of the generated Visualforce Component.<br><br>The name can be up to 40 characters and must start with a letter.                                                                              |
| `--output-dir`   | `-d`              | **Type:** Value<br>**Default value:** `.`<br><br>Directory for saving the created files.<br><br>The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory.                  |
| `--template`     | `-t`              | **Type:** Value<br>**Valid Values:** `DefaultVFComponent`<br>**Default value:** `DefaultVFComponent`<br><br>Template to use for file creation.<br><br>Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template. |

## Examples for template generate visualforce component

Generate the metadata files for a Visualforce component in the current directory:

```shell
sf template generate visualforce component --name mycomponent --label mylabel
```

Similar to previous example, but generate the files in the directory "force-app/main/default/components":

```shell
sf template generate visualforce component --name mycomponent --label mylabel --output-dir components
```