diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/assertPromptModule.js b/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/assertPromptModule.js
index 02e9758069..798a3feba8 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/assertPromptModule.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-test-utils/assertPromptModule.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = async function assertPromptModule (
   opts = {}
 ) {
   // auto fill non-module prompts
-  if (opts.plguinsOnly) {
+  if (opts.pluginsOnly) {
     expectedPrompts.unshift(
       {
         message: 'Please pick a preset',
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = async function assertPromptModule (
   const creator = new Creator('test', '/', [].concat(module))
   const preset = await creator.promptAndResolvePreset()
 
-  if (opts.plguinsOnly) {
+  if (opts.pluginsOnly) {
     delete preset.useConfigFiles
   }
   expect(preset).toEqual(expectedOptions)
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js b/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js
index 75e4645e2c..2e3d0f831a 100755
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ program
   .option('-p, --preset <presetName>', 'Skip prompts and use saved or remote preset')
   .option('-d, --default', 'Skip prompts and use default preset')
   .option('-i, --inlinePreset <json>', 'Skip prompts and use inline JSON string as preset')
+  .option('-g, --initialCommit <message>', 'Specify initial commit message (when git is available)')
   .option('-m, --packageManager <command>', 'Use specified npm client when installing dependencies')
   .option('-r, --registry <url>', 'Use specified npm registry when installing dependencies (only for npm)')
   .option('-f, --force', 'Overwrite target directory if it exists')
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
index 30afada533..92a245ff7a 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module.exports = class Creator {
         await run('git', ['config', 'user.name', 'test'])
         await run('git', ['config', 'user.email', 'test@test.com'])
       }
-      await run(`git commit -m init`)
+      await run('git', ['commit', '-m', cliOptions.initialCommit || 'init'])
     }
 
     // log instructions
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/babel.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/babel.spec.js
index ac5fcd933c..e555b67584 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/babel.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/babel.spec.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test('should pass', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ test('should not include the plugin if ts is also present', async () => {
     [mockTSModule, moduleToTest],
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/cssPreprocessors.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/cssPreprocessors.spec.js
index 360d00acc3..b33b9affaf 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/cssPreprocessors.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/cssPreprocessors.spec.js
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ test('CSS pre-processor ', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/e2e.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/e2e.spec.js
index bd3de0a682..52f25394b1 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/e2e.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/e2e.spec.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test('cypress', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ test('nightwatch', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/linter.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/linter.spec.js
index a91ca45ab1..28756d2739 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/linter.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/linter.spec.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test('base', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ test('airbnb', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test('standard', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -133,6 +133,6 @@ test('prettier', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/pwa.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/pwa.spec.js
index ed25df5cc4..c0bcd07d2b 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/pwa.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/pwa.spec.js
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ test('pwa', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/router.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/router.spec.js
index d4665d180b..7c406c861c 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/router.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/router.spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ test('router', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/typescript.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/typescript.spec.js
index 9d4e7bc2ed..6dfa699833 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/typescript.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/typescript.spec.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test('with TSLint', async () => {
     [moduleToTest, linterModule],
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ test('with ESLint', async () => {
     [moduleToTest, linterModule],
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/unit.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/unit.spec.js
index 3fe62e9f63..2be4db3ba3 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/unit.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/unit.spec.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test('mocha', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
 
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ test('jest', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/vuex.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/vuex.spec.js
index 6a90a1d3f6..a24227baf1 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/vuex.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/promptModules/__tests__/vuex.spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ test('vuex', async () => {
     moduleToTest,
     expectedPrompts,
     expectedOptions,
-    { plguinsOnly: true }
+    { pluginsOnly: true }
   )
 })