pnpm init

Create a package.json file.

Options

--bare

Added in: v10.25.0

Creates a package.json with only the required fields.

--init-type <type>

• Default: module
• Type: commonjs, module

Set the module system for the package.

--init-package-manager

Pin the project to the current pnpm version.

Since v11, the pin is written as a devEngines.packageManager entry (instead of the legacy packageManager field), so version ranges are supported and the resolved version is captured in pnpm-lock.yaml.

Inside a workspace subpackage this flag has no effect — the devEngines.packageManager field is only added to the workspace root's package.json.