diff --git a/source/dub/init.d b/source/dub/init.d
index ec09a9a..d2ee8f2 100644
--- a/source/dub/init.d
+++ b/source/dub/init.d
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
-	Empty package initialization code.
+	Package skeleton initialization code.
 
-	Copyright: © 2013-2015 rejectedsoftware e.K.
+	Copyright: © 2013-2016 rejectedsoftware e.K.
 	License: Subject to the terms of the MIT license, as written in the included LICENSE.txt file.
 	Authors: Sönke Ludwig
 */
@@ -20,7 +20,27 @@
 import std.process;
 import std.string;
 
-void initPackage(Path root_path, string[string] deps, string type, PackageFormat format, scope void delegate(ref PackageRecipe, ref PackageFormat) recipe_callback = null)
+
+/** Intializes a new package in the given directory.
+
+	The given `root_path` will be checked for any of the files that will be
+	created	by this function. If any exist, an exception will be thrown before
+	altering the directory.
+
+	Params:
+		root_path = Directory in which to create the new package. If the
+			directory doesn't exist, a new one will be created.
+		deps = A set of extra dependencies to add to the package recipe. The
+			associative array is expected to map from package name to package
+			version.
+		type = The type of package skeleton to create. Can currently be
+			"minimal", "vibe.d" or "deimos"
+		recipe_callback = Optional callback that can be used to customize the
+			package recipe and the file format used to store it prior to
+			writing it to disk.
+*/
+void initPackage(Path root_path, string[string] deps, string type,
+	PackageFormat format, scope void delegate(ref PackageRecipe, ref PackageFormat) recipe_callback = null)
 {
 	import std.conv : to;
 	import dub.recipe.io : writePackageRecipe;
@@ -123,7 +143,7 @@
 	createDirectory(root_path ~ "deimos");
 }
 
-void writeGitignore(Path root_path)
+private void writeGitignore(Path root_path)
 {
 	write((root_path ~ ".gitignore").toNativeString(),
 		".dub\ndocs.json\n__dummy.html\n*.o\n*.obj\n");