How can I generate a tsconfig.json file?

How can I generate a tsconfig.json via the command line?
I tried command tsc init, but this doesn't work.

It is supported since the release of TypeScript 1.6.

The correct command is --init not init:

$ tsc --init

Try to run in your console the following to check the version:

$ tsc -v

If the version is older than 1.6 you will need to update:

$ npm install -g typescript

Remember that you need to install node.js to use npm.

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