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layout: "commands-workspace"
page_title: "Command: workspace new"
sidebar_current: "docs-commands-workspace-sub-new"
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The terraform workspace new command is used to create a new workspace.
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# Command: workspace new
The `terraform workspace new` command is used to create a new workspace.
## Usage
Usage: `terraform workspace new [NAME]`
This command will create a new workspace with the given name. A workspace with
this name must not already exist.
If the `-state` flag is given, the state specified by the given path
will be copied to initialize the state for this new workspace.
The command-line flags are all optional. The only supported flag is:
* `-state=path` - Path to a state file to initialize the state of this environment.
## Example: Create
```
$ terraform workspace new example
Created and switched to workspace "example"!
You're now on a new, empty workspace. Workspaces isolate their state,
so if you run "terraform plan" Terraform will not see any existing state
for this configuration.
```
## Example: Create from State
To create a new workspace from a pre-existing local state file:
```
$ terraform workspace new -state=old.terraform.tfstate example
Created and switched to workspace "example".
You're now on a new, empty workspace. Workspaces isolate their state,
so if you run "terraform plan" Terraform will not see any existing state
for this configuration.
```