$ tailwindcss init ≈ tailwindcss v4.0.8 Invalid command: init

[SamuelMarks]

macOS on default zsh using

curl -sLO https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/latest/download/tailwindcss-macos-arm64
chmod +x tailwindcss-macos-arm64
mv tailwindcss-macos-arm64 tailwindcss

…as per guide.

Following it further https://tailwindcss.com/blog/standalone-cli and tailwindcss init gives:

% tailwindcss init
≈ tailwindcss v4.0.8

Invalid command: init

Usage:
  tailwindcss [options]

Options:
  -i, --input ··········· Input file
  -o, --output ·········· Output file [default: `-`]
  -w, --watch ··········· Watch for changes and rebuild as needed
  -m, --minify ·········· Optimize and minify the output
      --cwd ············· The current working directory [default: `.`]
  -h, --help ············ Display usage information

[wongjn]

The instructions in that blog post are outdated. The init command no longer exists in the latest version of Tailwind. You can simply skip that step.