"middleman init" will create a project in the current directory. Fixes #1181.

middleman-core/features/cli_init.feature

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ Feature: Middleman CLI
       | source/stylesheets/all.css                    |
       | source/stylesheets/normalize.css              |
 
+  Scenario: Create a new project in the current directory
+    Given a directory named "MY_PROJECT"
+    When I cd to "MY_PROJECT"
+    And I run `middleman init`
+    Then the exit status should be 0
+    And the following files should exist:
+      | Gemfile                                       |
+      | config.rb                                     |
+      | source/index.html.erb                         |
+
   Scenario: Create a new project (alias i)
     When I run `middleman i MY_PROJECT`
     Then a directory named "MY_PROJECT" should exist

middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/cli/init.rb

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Middleman::Cli
       :desc    => 'Skip Git ignores and keeps'
     # The init task
     # @param [String] name
-    def init(name)
+    def init(name = '.')
       key = options[:template].to_sym
       unless ::Middleman::Templates.registered.has_key?(key)
         raise Thor::Error.new "Unknown project template '#{key}'"