diff --git a/dotme-cli/src/main.rs b/dotme-cli/src/main.rs
index 4863ee7..476e6a9 100644
--- a/dotme-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/dotme-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct Cli {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
 enum Commands {
-    #[command(about = "Setup new dotfile repo")]
+    #[command(about = "Setup a new dotfile repo")]
     Init,
     #[command(about = "Clone and install your dotfiles")]
     Clone,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
     let args = Cli::parse();
     match args.command {
         Commands::Init => {
-            init::init();
+            let _ = init::init();
         }
         Commands::Clone => {
             todo!()
diff --git a/dotme-core/src/cmd/init.rs b/dotme-core/src/cmd/init.rs
index 6275c85..a03ee04 100644
--- a/dotme-core/src/cmd/init.rs
+++ b/dotme-core/src/cmd/init.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
-pub fn init() {
-    println!("Running Init");
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{error::Error, path::PathBuf};
+
+use dialoguer::{theme::ColorfulTheme, Input};
+
+use console::Term;
+
+pub fn init() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let term = Term::stdout();
+    term.write_line("\n\nSetting up a new dotfile repo\n")?;
+
+    let input: String = Input::with_theme(&ColorfulTheme::default())
+        .with_prompt("Repo location")
+        .default("~/.cfg".to_string())
+        .validate_with(validate_repo_location)
+        .interact_text()?;
+
+    term.write_line(&format!("found {}", input))?;
+
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(2000));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn validate_repo_location(input: &String) -> Result<(), &str> {
+    Ok(())
 }