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Version: 11 & 12

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, so the resolved version is captured in pnpm-lock.yaml. Since v11.23.0 it is also written to the legacy packageManager field, as the exact running version rather than a ^ range, because Corepack reads only packageManager and accepts nothing but an exact version.

Inside a workspace subpackage this flag has no effect — the pin is only added to the workspace root's package.json, and the subpackage follows it. Pass --no-init-package-manager to scaffold a manifest with no pin at all.