Command vue init requires a global addon

Question

When I tried to vue init webpack test-app, I got the following error:

Command vue init requires a global addon to be installed.
Please run npm in         


        

Answer 1

Looking at vue-cli repository I see two different ways of scaffolding vue projects.

The v3 (beta) version, installed as npm install -g @vue/cli, creates projects using the following command:

vue create my-project

While the version 2.9.x, available at master branch, is installed as npm install -g vue-cli and it allows projects scaffolding with the following:

vue init  

for example:

vue init webpack my-project

So, in your scenario, for v3 version you should use: vue create test-app.

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