How can I create an Express EJS project from the command line?

express --help

  Usage: express [options] [path]

  Options:
    -s, --sessions           add session support
    -t, --template <engine>  add template <engine> support (jade|ejs). default=jade
    -c, --css <engine>       add stylesheet <engine> support (stylus). default=plain css
    -v, --version            output framework version
    -h, --help               output help information

so, do >express -t ejs [path]

1. Install express globally npm install -g express
2. In terminal, go to the directory in which you want your project to reside. If you are in the directory that you want the files to be in, just type express. If you want express to make a subfolder for the project, type express appname.
3. To install EJS, use npm install ejs

4. To configure EJS in your express project, you have to make sure you have the following line in your app.config function:

   app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
   

EDIT: As dmh2000 pointed out, you can also just do express -t ejs

The option to use depends on the installed version of express (check express -V!)

It was changed somewhere around version 3.0.0alpha1.

It used to be: express -t ejs, now it is: express -e or express --ejs

Proof (from express Git repo):

git log -S'--ejs' # Search for the change using pickaxe
git show 29508f1 # The commit
git cat-file blob 29508f1:package.json|grep version # express version

Morale: NodeJS modules are moving targets, always check their docs, especially after updating stuff.

You have installed with npm install -g express? You need install it globally.