diff --git a/core/modules/commands/init.js b/core/modules/commands/init.js
index 3ebe0e73f..14705f8b0 100644
--- a/core/modules/commands/init.js
+++ b/core/modules/commands/init.js
@@ -24,28 +24,34 @@ var Command = function(params,commander) {
 
 Command.prototype.execute = function() {
 	var fs = require("fs"),
-		path = require("path"),
-		editionName = this.params[0] || "empty";
+		path = require("path");
 	// Check that we don't already have a valid wiki folder
 	if($tw.boot.wikiTiddlersPath) {
 		return "Wiki folder is not empty";
 	}
-	// Check the edition exists
-	var editionPath = path.resolve($tw.boot.corePath,$tw.config.editionsPath) + "/" + editionName;
-	if(!$tw.utils.isDirectory(editionPath)) {
-		return "Edition '" + editionName + "' not found";
-	}
-	// Copy the edition content
-	var err = $tw.utils.copyDirectory(editionPath,$tw.boot.wikiPath);
-	if(!err) {
-		this.commander.streams.output.write("Copied edition '" + editionName + "' to " + $tw.boot.wikiPath + "\n");
+	// Loop through each of the specified editions
+	var editions = this.params.length > 0 ? this.params : ["empty"];
+	for(var editionIndex=0; editionIndex<editions.length; editionIndex++) {
+		var editionName = editions[editionIndex];
+		// Check the edition exists
+		var editionPath = path.resolve($tw.boot.corePath,$tw.config.editionsPath) + "/" + editionName;
+		if(!$tw.utils.isDirectory(editionPath)) {
+			return "Edition '" + editionName + "' not found";
+		}
+		// Copy the edition content
+		var err = $tw.utils.copyDirectory(editionPath,$tw.boot.wikiPath);
+		if(!err) {
+			this.commander.streams.output.write("Copied edition '" + editionName + "' to " + $tw.boot.wikiPath + "\n");
+		} else {
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 	// Tweak the tiddlywiki.info to remove any included wikis
 	var packagePath = $tw.boot.wikiPath + "/tiddlywiki.info",
 		packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagePath));
 	delete packageJson.includeWikis;
 	fs.writeFileSync(packagePath,JSON.stringify(packageJson,null,$tw.config.preferences.jsonSpaces));
-	return err;
+	return null;
 };
 
 exports.Command = Command;
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/commands/InitCommand.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/commands/InitCommand.tid
index d1297a0c5..50e037a80 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/commands/InitCommand.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/commands/InitCommand.tid
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Initialise an empty [[WikiFolder|WikiFolders]] with a copy of the specified edit
 --init <edition>
 ```
 
-
 For example:
 
 ```
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@ tiddlywiki ./MyWikiFolder --init empty
 
 Note:
 
+* The edition directory will be created if necessary
 * The "edition" defaults to ''empty''
 * The init command will fail if the wiki folder does not exist, or is not empty
 * The init command removes any `includeWikis` definitions in the edition's `tiddlywiki.info` file
-
+* The init command can be used multiple times to merge editions. Editions initialised later will overwrite any files shared with earlier editions (so, the final `tiddlywiki.info` file will be copied from the last edition)