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 install -g @vue/cli-init and try again.

This is what I did to install vue cli v3 beta6
npm install -g @vue/cli

This is the tutorial I followed
https://itnext.io/getting-started-vue-js-and-visual-studio-code-6990f92e918a

Apparently, the tutorial does not need to install @vue/cli-init. I am wondering why and how to solve this issue.

Side Notes: When I install like this npm install -g vue-cli it works as expected. I have found that vue-cli is a stable 2.9.x version.

Thanks a ton!

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 <template-name> <project-name>

for example:

vue init webpack my-project

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

Here you can find further information.