use
grunt-init /path/to/template

error:
Fatal error: A valid init template name must be specified.

how to valid template name?

use rename.json?

After running grunt-init --force --stack jquery and answering questions here's what I got:

Writing .gitignore...OK
Writing .jshintrc...OK
Writing CONTRIBUTING.md...OK
Writing Gruntfile.js...OK
Writing README.md...OK
Writing libs/jquery-loader.js...OK
Writing libs/jquery/jquery.js...OK
Writing libs/qunit/qunit.css...OK
Writing libs/qunit/qunit.js...OK
Writing src/.jshintrc...OK
Writing src/eyeline.js...OK
Writing test/.jshintrc...OK
Writing test/eyeline.html...OK
Writing test/eyeline_test.js...OK
Fatal error: Arguments to path.join must be strings
TypeError: Arguments to path.join must be strings
    at path.js:360:15
    at Array.filter (native)
    at Object.exports.join (path.js:358:36)
    at Object.file.isPathAbsolute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grunt-init/node_modules/grunt/lib/grunt/file.js:397:28)
    at Object.grunt.util._.extend.copy (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grunt-init/tasks/init.js:343:25)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/grunt-init/tasks/init.js:381:16
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at Object.grunt.util._.extend.copyAndProcess (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grunt-init/tasks/init.js:367:28)
    at /Users/hkdobrev/.grunt-init/jquery/template.js:73:10
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/grunt-init/tasks/lib/prompt.js:124:13

Hi!
I opened this at yeoman/jquery-generator and was told to open it here as well given that project's based off grunt-init-jquery.

Essentially, it's a bit weird that the static method is given its own default options object scaffold but the collection method isn't. While modifying the scaffold to work with the static method is pretty trivial, it might confuse neophyte jQuery developers looking to grunt-init-jquery for implementing best practices (Especially considering I've seen the default options idiom used quite extensively for collection-based plugins).

Thus, the suggestion is to either:

a. Implement the default options scaffold object more globally, so it works with both the collection and static methods
b. Give the collection method its own default options scaffold

Let me know if you want me to write a pull request. Thanks!

https://github.com/gnarf37/jquery-requestAnimationFrame/blob/8866ad1516b8414267148df2cbec544d09ea4314/grunt.js#L60-L81

Im having a similar issue as the user before, except under "Available templates" it list
jquery creaet a Jquery plugin, including QUnit unit test.

then I get a fatal error.

Im using Command Prompt for Windows Xp
Node version
V0.10.21

grunt version
grunt-cli v.0.1.13
grunt v0.4.0-rc8

Please help. Im not sure why I cant use "grunt-init jquery" to install package

'repository' is not one of the fields for the _.jquery.json file
The GitHub API provides the repository location when it does the "Post-Receive Hook"
http://plugins.jquery.com/docs/publish/

The 'download' field is neither output nor prompted for, but somehow the init script generates download links on the README.md file. It would be nice to make that consistent.

'keywords' (optional) is output as an empty array --there is no prompt to populate it

other fields that could be added, even if empty (so that the project owner could at least see that there are some blanks that could be filled in)
'docs' (optional) no output, no prompt
'demo' (optional) no output, no prompt
'maintainers' (optional) no output, no prompt

jQuery plugin specs http://plugins.jquery.com/docs/package-manifest/

I am using iTerm and oh my zsh. when running grunt-init jquery in an empty folder. the please answer the following: section does not have any text for the questions... See image

Please help me what to do... I just did the git clone that is in readme today...

I've installed node.js via .msi and grunt-cli, grunt-init via npm. Then cloned this repo in %USER_PROFILE%/grunt-init.

But when I try to create a new project here's what I am getting:

C:\Users\Name\jqueryGrunt>grunt-init jquery
Running "init:jquery" (init) task
Loading "jquery" init template...ERROR

A valid init template name must be specified.

Available templates
 grunt-init-jquery  Create a jQuery plugin, including QUnit unit tests.

Templates that exist in the C:\Users\Just\.grunt-init directory may be run with
"grunt-init TEMPLATE". Templates that exist in another location may be run with
"grunt-init /path/to/TEMPLATE". A template is a directory that must contain, at
the very minimum, a template.js file.

For more information, see http://gruntjs.com/project-scaffolding

Fatal error: A valid init template name must be specified.

C:\Users\Name\jqueryGrunt>

Here is node.js version

>node -v
v0.10.0