geth.ipc is generated while initialising genesis.json file for private net

Question

I am trying to create a Privatenet in custom folder...But initialising genesis.json file using below command:

geth –datadir =/home/kottackal/Documents/project1 init genesis.json

the geth.ipc file is generated in .ethereum folder instead of getting an output successfully wrote genesis state

genesis.json

{
"config": {
"chainId": 2340,
"homesteadBlock": 0,
"eip155Block": 0,
"eip158Block": 0
 },
"alloc": {
"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001": {"balance": 
"111111111"},
"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002": {"balance": "222222222"}
 },
"coinbase"   : "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
"difficulty" : "0x20000",
"extraData"  : "",
"gasLimit"   : "0x8880000",
"nonce"      : "0x0000000000000042",
"mixhash"    : 
"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"parentHash" : 
"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"timestamp"  : "0x00"
}

Answer 1

Got the answer...we have to specify the correct path of genesis.json...

geth –datadir =/home/kottackal/Documents/project1 init /home/kottackal/Documents/project1/genesis.json