Document dbt init --adapter

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 - creates a `~/.dbt/profiles.yml` file if one does not already exist
 - creates a new folder called `[project_name]`
-- generates directories and sample files necessary to get started with dbt
+- generates directories and sample files necessary to get started with dbt
+
+### Adapter-specific profile
+<Changelog>New in v0.18.0</Changelog>
+
+You may optionally specify an `--adapter`. If you do, dbt will create `~/.dbt/profiles.yml` 
+(if one does not already exist) in accordance with the intended adapter type.
+
+```bash
+dbt init [project_name] --adapter bigquery
+```
+
+<File name='~/.dbt/profiles.yml'>
+
+```yml
+default:
+  outputs:
+
+    dev:
+      type: bigquery
+      method: oauth
+      project: [GCP project id]
+      dataset: [the name of your dbt dataset] # You can also use "schema" here
+      threads: [1 or more]
+      timeout_seconds: 300
+      location: US # Optional, one of US or EU
+      priority: interactive
+      retries: 1
+
+    prod:
+      type: bigquery
+      method: service-account
+      project: [GCP project id]
+      dataset: [the name of your dbt dataset]
+      threads: [1 or more]
+      keyfile: [/path/to/bigquery/keyfile.json]
+      timeout_seconds: 300
+      priority: interactive
+      retries: 1
+
+  target: dev
+```
+
+</File>