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# `mise en`

- **Usage**: `mise en [-s --shell <SHELL>] [DIR]`
- **Source code**: [`src/cli/en.rs`](https://github.com/jdx/mise/blob/main/src/cli/en.rs)

Starts a new shell with the mise environment built from the current configuration

This is an alternative to `mise activate` that allows you to explicitly start a mise session.
It will have the tools and environment variables in the configs loaded.
Note that changing directories will not update the mise environment.

## Arguments

### `[DIR]`

Directory to start the shell in

**Default:** `.`

## Flags

### `-s --shell <SHELL>`

Shell to start

Defaults to $SHELL

Examples:

```
$ mise en .
$ node -v
v20.0.0

Skip loading bashrc:
$ mise en -s "bash --norc"

Skip loading zshrc:
$ mise en -s "zsh -f"
```
