npm-init

creates a new package

TLDR

Initialize new project

$ npm init

Initialize with defaults

$ npm init -y

Create with initializer

$ npm init [initializer]

Create React app

$ npm init react-app [my-app]

Create Vite project

$ npm init vite@latest [my-app]

Set default author

$ npm config set init-author-name "[name]"

SYNOPSIS

npm init [options] [initializer]

npm init creates a new package.json file. Without an initializer, it prompts for package details. With an initializer, it runs that package's setup process.
Initializers like "react-app" are shorthand for "create-react-app".

PARAMETERS

-y, --yes

Accept all defaults.

--scope scope

Create scoped package.

-w, --workspace

Create workspace.

initializer

Package to run (create-*).

Interactive

npm init

Answer prompts...

With defaults

npm init -y

Using initializer (runs create-react-app)

npm init react-app my-app

Scoped package

npm init --scope=@myorg

$
# PACKAGE.JSON TEMPLATE

{
"name": "my-package",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": { "test": "echo \"Error: no test\" && exit 1" },
"keywords": [],
"author": "",
"license": "ISC"
}

$
# CAVEATS

-y uses defaults which may need editing. Initializers download packages. Workspace mode for monorepos.

# SEE ALSO

npm(1), npm-install(1), npm-config(1)