npm init not creating package.json on my mac - json

Question

When I try to create a package.json file using npm init I keep getting the following:
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/init
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/init
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/daemon
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/daemon
init#0.1.2 node_modules/init
└── daemon#1.1.0
What is wrong? I have looked everywhere and I cannot find an answer.
Here is what I get when I run the following command:
Amens-Mac-mini:~ amenmojara$ npm init =ddd
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/%3Dddd
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/init
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/init
npm http 404 https://registry.npmjs.org/%3Dddd
npm ERR! 404 '%3Dddd' is not in the npm registry.
npm ERR! 404 You should bug the author to publish it
npm ERR! 404
npm ERR! 404 Note that you can also install from a
npm ERR! 404 tarball, folder, or http url, or git url.
npm ERR! System Darwin 13.0.0
npm ERR! command "/usr/local/Cellar/node/0.10.26/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "init" "=ddd"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/amenmojara
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.26
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.3
npm ERR! code E404
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/amenmojara/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Answer 1

Try this.
Go to terminal.
Change directory location where you want to create a file.
cd your_destination_folder
Type npm init and press enter.
It ask for name, version, description, entry point, test command, git repository, keywords, author, license. Pass those values.
Then it prompt, Is this ok? (yes). Enter yes.
Hurray, your package.json file is created.

Answer 2

You are doing npm install init instead of npm init. Just check if your npm <something> is not aliased to npm install <something>