# MIGRATION_NAME_REQUIRED

`nextly migrate:create` was given no name for a migration that is not blank.

## Cause

`nextly migrate:create` was given no name for a migration that is not blank.

A migration's name becomes part of its file name, so `nextly migrate:create` asks for one whenever it writes the changes from your configuration. Only an empty migration for hand-written SQL, made with `--blank`, may go without one.

## Fix

Name the migration, as a positional argument or with `--name`:

```bash
nextly migrate:create add_excerpt
nextly migrate:create --name=add_excerpt
```

Or pass `--blank` to create an empty migration for SQL you write yourself.

## Example

```text
✗ `nextly migrate:create` needs a name for the migration.
  Why:  Only a `--blank` migration may be created without a name.
  Next: Name it, as in `nextly migrate:create add_excerpt` or `--name=add_excerpt`, or pass `--blank` for an empty migration.
  Docs: https://nextlyhq.com/docs/cli/errors/migration-name-required  (MIGRATION_NAME_REQUIRED)
```