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+fn help() {
+    println!("mihi init: Initialize 'mihi' for a given language.\n");
+    println!("usage: mihi init [OPTIONS]\n");
+
+    println!("Options:");
+    println!("   -h, --help\t\tPrint this message.");
+    println!("   -l, --language\tThe language to be used.");
+}
+
+pub fn run(args: Vec<String>) {
+    let mut given_language: Option<String> = None;
+    let mut it = args.into_iter();
+
+    while let Some(arg) = it.next() {
+        match arg.as_str() {
+            "-h" | "--help" => {
+                help();
+                std::process::exit(0);
+            }
+            "-l" | "--language" => match it.next() {
+                Some(lang) => given_language = Some(lang),
+                None => {
+                    println!(
+                        "error: init: you have to provide a value for the '-l/--language' flag"
+                    );
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
+            },
+            _ => {
+                println!("error: init: unknown flag: '{}'", arg.as_str());
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Assume latin for now. If we support more languages in the future, there
+    // should be a prompt or something.
+    let language = match given_language {
+        Some(lang) => lang,
+        None => String::from("latin"),
+    };
+
+    match init(language) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("error: init: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn init(language: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    mihi::add_language(language)?;
+    mihi::init_database()
+}