print import instructions on first run

archivebox/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-
-__AUTHOR__ = 'Nick Sweeting <git@nicksweeting.com>'
-__DESCRIPTION__ = 'ArchiveBox: The self-hosted internet archive.'
-__DOCUMENTATION__ = 'https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/wiki'

archivebox/cli/archivebox.py

@@ -62,8 +62,26 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
     return command.subcommand, command.args
 
 
+def print_import_tutorial():
+    print('Welcome to ArchiveBox!')
+    print()
+    print('To import an existing archive (from a previous version of ArchiveBox):')
+    print('    1. cd into your data dir OUTPUT_DIR (usually ArchiveBox/output) and run:')
+    print('    2. archivebox init')
+    print()
+    print('To start a new archive:')
+    print('    1. Create an emptry directory, then cd into it and run:')
+    print('    2. archivebox init')
+    print()
+    print('For more information, see the migration docs here:')
+    print('    https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/wiki/Migration')
+
 def main(args=None):
     subcommand, subcommand_args = parse_args(args)
+    if subcommand is None:
+        print_import_tutorial()
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+
     run_subcommand(subcommand, subcommand_args)
     
 

archivebox/cli/archivebox_init.py

@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ def init(output_dir: str=OUTPUT_DIR):
 
     if not is_empty:
         if existing_index:
-            print('You already have an archive in this folder!')
+            print('[√] You already have an archive setup up in this folder. To add new links, you can run:')
+            print('    archivebox add https://example.com')
+            print()
+            print('[i] Fore more usage and examples, run "archivebox help" or visit:')
+            print('    https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage')
             # TODO: import old archivebox version's archive data folder
 
             raise SystemExit(1)