[BUG] npm init doesn't infer the git repo automatically sn

[devinjohw]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

Here I use npm 8 to init my git repo, it infer the git repo automatically, like this:

But with npm 9 and above, it doesn't work.
With npm 9, like this:

With npm 10, like this:

Expected Behavior

Is this behavior expected? If so, why removing this feature? I think this feature is really convenient.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Init a git repo that link to a remote git repo.
2. Run npm init.

Environment

• npm: 8.19.4, 9.9.3, 10.9.1
• Node.js: 20.17.0
• OS Name: macOS 14.6.1
• System Model Name: Macbook Air
• npm config:

; copy and paste output from `npm config ls` here
; node bin location = /usr/local/bin/node
; node version = v20.17.0
; npm local prefix = /Users/devin/Code/is-string-devin
; npm version = 10.9.1
; cwd = /Users/devin/Code/is-string-devin
; HOME = /Users/devin
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.