I'm opening this issue because:

• npm is crashing.
• npm is producing an incorrect install.
• npm is doing something I don't understand.
• Other (see below for feature requests):

What's going wrong?

I made a new directory and typed npm init. When it asks me for the version, nothing I type in my keyboard seems to have any effect and I cannot proceed. My only choice is to close my terminal window and start a new on.

How can the CLI team reproduce the problem?

I used nvm to install Node 8.1.0, which came with NPM 5.0.3. All I did was make a new directory and tried npm init.

supporting information:

• npm -v prints: 5.0.3
• node -v prints: 8.1.0
• npm config get registry prints: https://registry.npmjs.org/
• Windows, OS X/macOS, or Linux?: OS X 10.12.5
• Network issues:
  • Geographic location where npm was run:
  • I use a proxy to connect to the npm registry.
  • I use a proxy to connect to the web.
  • I use a proxy when downloading Git repos.
  • I access the npm registry via a VPN
  • I don't use a proxy, but have limited or unreliable internet access.
• Container:
  • I develop using Vagrant on Windows.
  • I develop using Vagrant on OS X or Linux.
  • I develop / deploy using Docker.
  • I deploy to a PaaS (Triton, Heroku).