Output locations & helper files

By default cprof writes into the current directory. A few flags redirect that and trim the helper files cprof drops alongside a profile.

Command	Default	Redirect with
cprof init	the current directory	--out <dir>
cprof install	the current project	--into <dir>

Choose the output directory: init --out

cprof init --out ~/profiles/my-app

Writes claude-profile.json and its asset bundle into ~/profiles/my-app (created if missing) instead of the current directory — handy for dropping a profile straight into a dotfiles repo. (Saving into ~/.cprof/templates/<name> is exactly what init --template does for you.)

Choose the target: install --into

cprof install claude-profile.json --into ../fresh-app

Applies into ../fresh-app instead of the current project. The profile is still read from where you point it; only the target changes. (--global content always targets ~/.claude, regardless of --into.)

Skip the helper files

cprof init also writes a .gitignore and a cprof-scan-report.txt next to the profile. Skip either (both also work on cprof refresh):

cprof init --no-gitignore   # don't write .gitignore
cprof init --no-report      # don't write cprof-scan-report.txt

These never disable the secret leak-check — that gate runs on every write regardless; --no-report only drops the human-readable report file. See the init and install reference for these flags.