Create Meteor project using meteor create, set up directory structure following the Unofficial Meteor FAQ (by oortcloud). Also initializes git and uses coffescript instead of JS.

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/sh
# Follows https://github.com/oortcloud/unofficial-meteor-faq#where-should-i-put-my-files
# I release this into the Public domain -osirisx11 on freenode
: <<'END'
osiris@krypton:~/playpen$ ~/meteor-create.sh example
example: created.

To run your new app:
   cd example
   meteor
coffeescript: Javascript dialect with fewer braces and semicolons
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/osiris/playpen/example/.git/
osiris@krypton:~/playpen$ cd example/
osiris@krypton:~/playpen/example$ ll
total 40
drwxr-xr-x 10 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 ./
drwxrwxr-x  3 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 ../
drwxrwxr-x  5 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 client/
drwxrwxr-x  2 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 collections/
drwxrwxr-x  7 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 .git/
drwxrwxr-x  3 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 lib/
drwxr-xr-x  2 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 .meteor/
drwxrwxr-x  2 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 public/
drwxrwxr-x  3 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 server/
drwxrwxr-x  2 osiris osiris 4096 Aug  1 20:04 tests/
osiris@krypton:~/playpen/example$ 

END

meteor create $1
cd $1
meteor add coffeescript
git init #add git on this new project
	
#remove default meteor files
rm $1.html $1.css $1.js

mkdir lib                       # <- any common code for client/server.
echo  \# - general configuration >> lib/environment.coffee
echo \# - Meteor.method definitions > lib/methods.coffee             
mkdir lib/external              # <- common code from someone else

## Note that js files in lib folders are loaded before other js files.

mkdir collections               # <- definitions of collections and methods on them (could be models/)

mkdir -p client/lib                # <- client specific libraries (also loaded first)
echo \# - configuration of any client side packages >> client/lib/environment.coffee
 
mkdir client/lib/helpers        # <- any helpers (handlebars or otherwise) that are used often in view files

echo \# - subscriptions, basic Meteor.startup code. > client/application.js 
     
touch client/main.html                # <- toplevel html
touch client/main.coffee
          
mkdir client/views/             #<page>.html <- the templates specific to a single page
#client/views/<page>.js         # <- and the JS to hook it up
#client/views/<type>/           # <- if you find you have a lot of views of the same object type
mkdir client/stylesheets/       # <- css / styl / less files

mkdir server
echo \# - Meteor.publish definitions > server/publications.js    
mkdir server/lib
echo \# - configuration of server side packages > server/lib/environment.js  
mkdir public/                   # <- static files, such as images, that are served directly.
mkdir tests/                    # <- unit test files (won't be loaded on client or server)