diff --git a/quartz/bootstrap-cli.mjs b/quartz/bootstrap-cli.mjs
index b191b49c..1deb18fe 100755
--- a/quartz/bootstrap-cli.mjs
+++ b/quartz/bootstrap-cli.mjs
@@ -43,6 +43,27 @@ const CommonArgv = {
   },
 }
 
+const CreateArgv = {
+  ...CommonArgv,
+  source: {
+    string: true,
+    alias: ["s"],
+    describe: "source directory to copy/create symlink from",
+  },
+  strategy: {
+    string: true,
+    alias: ["X"],
+    choices: ["new", "copy", "symlink"],
+    describe: "strategy for content folder setup",
+  },
+  links: {
+    string: true,
+    alias: ["l"],
+    choices: ["absolute", "shortest", "relative"],
+    describe: "strategy to resolve links",
+  },
+}
+
 const SyncArgv = {
   ...CommonArgv,
   commit: {
@@ -147,24 +168,73 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
   .scriptName("quartz")
   .version(version)
   .usage("$0 <cmd> [args]")
-  .command("create", "Initialize Quartz", CommonArgv, async (argv) => {
+  .command("create", "Initialize Quartz", CreateArgv, async (argv) => {
     console.log()
     intro(chalk.bgGreen.black(` Quartz v${version} `))
     const contentFolder = path.join(cwd, argv.directory)
-    const setupStrategy = exitIfCancel(
-      await select({
-        message: `Choose how to initialize the content in \`${contentFolder}\``,
-        options: [
-          { value: "new", label: "Empty Quartz" },
-          { value: "copy", label: "Copy an existing folder", hint: "overwrites `content`" },
-          {
-            value: "symlink",
-            label: "Symlink an existing folder",
-            hint: "don't select this unless you know what you are doing!",
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
-    )
+    let setupStrategy = argv.strategy?.toLowerCase()
+    let linkResolutionStrategy = argv.links?.toLowerCase()
+    const sourceDirectory = argv.source
+
+    // If all cmd arguments were provided, check if theyre valid
+    if (setupStrategy && linkResolutionStrategy) {
+      // If setup isn't, "new", source argument is required
+      if (setupStrategy !== "new") {
+        // Error handling
+        if (!sourceDirectory) {
+          outro(
+            chalk.red(
+              `Setup strategies (arg '${chalk.yellow(
+                `-${CreateArgv.strategy.alias[0]}`,
+              )}') other than '${chalk.yellow(
+                "new",
+              )}' require content folder argument ('${chalk.yellow(
+                `-${CreateArgv.source.alias[0]}`,
+              )}') to be set`,
+            ),
+          )
+          process.exit(1)
+        } else {
+          if (!fs.existsSync(sourceDirectory)) {
+            outro(
+              chalk.red(
+                `Input directory to copy/symlink 'content' from not found ('${chalk.yellow(
+                  sourceDirectory,
+                )}', invalid argument "${chalk.yellow(`-${CreateArgv.source.alias[0]}`)})`,
+              ),
+            )
+            process.exit(1)
+          } else if (!fs.lstatSync(sourceDirectory).isDirectory()) {
+            outro(
+              chalk.red(
+                `Source directory to copy/symlink 'content' from is not a directory (found file at '${chalk.yellow(
+                  sourceDirectory,
+                )}', invalid argument ${chalk.yellow(`-${CreateArgv.source.alias[0]}`)}")`,
+              ),
+            )
+            process.exit(1)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Use cli process if cmd args werent provided
+    if (!setupStrategy) {
+      setupStrategy = exitIfCancel(
+        await select({
+          message: `Choose how to initialize the content in \`${contentFolder}\``,
+          options: [
+            { value: "new", label: "Empty Quartz" },
+            { value: "copy", label: "Copy an existing folder", hint: "overwrites `content`" },
+            {
+              value: "symlink",
+              label: "Symlink an existing folder",
+              hint: "don't select this unless you know what you are doing!",
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      )
+    }
 
     async function rmContentFolder() {
       const contentStat = await fs.promises.lstat(contentFolder)
@@ -177,23 +247,28 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
 
     await fs.promises.unlink(path.join(contentFolder, ".gitkeep"))
     if (setupStrategy === "copy" || setupStrategy === "symlink") {
-      const originalFolder = escapePath(
-        exitIfCancel(
-          await text({
-            message: "Enter the full path to existing content folder",
-            placeholder:
-              "On most terminal emulators, you can drag and drop a folder into the window and it will paste the full path",
-            validate(fp) {
-              const fullPath = escapePath(fp)
-              if (!fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
-                return "The given path doesn't exist"
-              } else if (!fs.lstatSync(fullPath).isDirectory()) {
-                return "The given path is not a folder"
-              }
-            },
-          }),
-        ),
-      )
+      let originalFolder = sourceDirectory
+
+      // If input directory was not passed, use cli
+      if (!sourceDirectory) {
+        originalFolder = escapePath(
+          exitIfCancel(
+            await text({
+              message: "Enter the full path to existing content folder",
+              placeholder:
+                "On most terminal emulators, you can drag and drop a folder into the window and it will paste the full path",
+              validate(fp) {
+                const fullPath = escapePath(fp)
+                if (!fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+                  return "The given path doesn't exist"
+                } else if (!fs.lstatSync(fullPath).isDirectory()) {
+                  return "The given path is not a folder"
+                }
+              },
+            }),
+          ),
+        )
+      }
 
       await rmContentFolder()
       if (setupStrategy === "copy") {
@@ -217,29 +292,32 @@ See the [documentation](https://quartz.jzhao.xyz) for how to get started.
       )
     }
 
-    // get a preferred link resolution strategy
-    const linkResolutionStrategy = exitIfCancel(
-      await select({
-        message: `Choose how Quartz should resolve links in your content. You can change this later in \`quartz.config.ts\`.`,
-        options: [
-          {
-            value: "absolute",
-            label: "Treat links as absolute path",
-            hint: "for content made for Quartz 3 and Hugo",
-          },
-          {
-            value: "shortest",
-            label: "Treat links as shortest path",
-            hint: "for most Obsidian vaults",
-          },
-          {
-            value: "relative",
-            label: "Treat links as relative paths",
-            hint: "for just normal Markdown files",
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
-    )
+    // Use cli process if cmd args werent provided
+    if (!linkResolutionStrategy) {
+      // get a preferred link resolution strategy
+      linkResolutionStrategy = exitIfCancel(
+        await select({
+          message: `Choose how Quartz should resolve links in your content. You can change this later in \`quartz.config.ts\`.`,
+          options: [
+            {
+              value: "absolute",
+              label: "Treat links as absolute path",
+              hint: "for content made for Quartz 3 and Hugo",
+            },
+            {
+              value: "shortest",
+              label: "Treat links as shortest path",
+              hint: "for most Obsidian vaults",
+            },
+            {
+              value: "relative",
+              label: "Treat links as relative paths",
+              hint: "for just normal Markdown files",
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      )
+    }
 
     // now, do config changes
     const configFilePath = path.join(cwd, "quartz.config.ts")