This is a simple script to create an sbt template project in a directory

init_sbt_project.sh

#!/bin/bash -eu
#
# Set up a sbt project. This script requires sbt and bash :).
#
# usage: 
#   - mkdir <project_name>
#   - cd <project_name>
#   - ./<this_script_dir>/init_sbt_project.sh
#
# author: Mario Pastorelli <pastorelli.mario@gmail.com>


###################
## Check for sbt ##

hash sbt 2>/dev/null || { echo >&2 <<EOF
I require sbt but it's not installed. Download and install it from http://www.scala-sbt.org/download.html. Aborting.
EOF
exit 1; }

echo "Found $(sbt --version)"


######################
## Ask the settings ##

project_name=${PWD##*/}
project_version="0.0.1"
scala_version="2.10.4"
scalac_options="Seq(\"-feature\")"
sbt_version="0.13.7"

for var in "project_name" "project_version" "scala_version" "scalac_options" "sbt_version"; do
  name=$(tr '_' ' ' <<<${var})
  echo -n "Insert the ${name} followed by [ENTER] (default: ${!var}): "
  read temp
  if [ -n "${temp}" ];then
    eval ${var}="${temp}"
    unset temp
  fi
done


#############################
## Summary of the settings ##

echo -e "\nConfiguration is:"
for var in "project_name" "project_version" "scala_version" "scalac_options" "sbt_version"; do
  name=$(tr '_' ' ' <<<${var})
  echo "${name} = ${!var}"
done


########################
## Create the project ##

if [ -e "build.sbt" ]; then
  echo 'File build.sbt exists, if you want to continue please delete it and restart this script'
  exit -1
fi

cat <<EOF > "build.sbt"
name := "${project_name}"

version := "${project_version}"

scalaVersion := "${scala_version}"

scalacOptions ++= ${scalac_options}
EOF

mkdir -p "project"

if [ -e "project/build.properties" ]; then
  echo 'File project/build.properties exists, if you want to continue please delete it and restart this script'
  exit -1
fi

cat <<EOF > "project/build.properties"
sbt.version=${sbt_version}
EOF

mkdir -p "src/main/scala"
mkdir -p "src/test/scala"