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create-react-app running error

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Is this a bug report?

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Environment

node -v: v8.10.0
npm -v: from cmd: “CALL “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” prefix -g” non è riconosciuto come comando interno o esterno, un programma eseguibile o un file batch. 5.6.0 npm -v from git bash: 5.7.1
yarn --version (if you use Yarn):
npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected): no output we are starting from scratch.

Then, specify:

Operating system: Microsoft Windows [Versione 10.0.16299.248]
Browser and version (if relevant): no relevant

Steps to Reproduce

(Write your steps here:) from cmd

C:\Users\olindo>npm install -g create-react-app “CALL “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” prefix -g” non è riconosciuto come comando interno o esterno, un programma eseguibile o un file batch. C:\Users\olindo\AppData\Roaming\npm\create-react-app -> C:\Users\olindo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\create-react-app\index.js

create-react-app@1.5.2 updated 1 package in 3.689s

C:\Users\olindo>create-react-app my-app2

Creating a new React app in C:\Users\olindo\my-app2.

Installing packages. This might take a couple of minutes. Installing react, react-dom, and react-scripts…

events.js:183 throw er; // Unhandled ‘error’ event ^

Error: spawn C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe; ENOENT at _errnoException (util.js:1022:11) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:190:19) at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:372:16) at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:138:11) at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:180:9) at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:695:11) at startup (bootstrap_node.js:188:16) at bootstrap_node.js:609:3

with Git Bash

$ npm install -g create-react-app C:\Users\olindo\AppData\Roaming\npm\create-react-app -> C:\Users\olindo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\create-react-app\index.js create-react-app@1.5.2 updated 1 package in 3.284s
create-react-app my-app2

Creating a new React app in C:\Users\olindo.js\my-app2.

Installing packages. This might take a couple of minutes. Installing react, react-dom, and react-scripts…

events.js:183 throw er; // Unhandled ‘error’ event ^

Expected Behavior

the creation of my-app2 directory instrumented with all the software.

Actual Behavior

Only my-app2 and package.json was created no other files (Write what happened. Please add screenshots!) C:\Users\olindo\my-app2>dir Il volume nell’unità C è Windows Numero di serie del volume: 848B-7A22

Directory di C:\Users\olindo\my-app2

19/03/2018 12:53 <DIR> . 19/03/2018 12:53 <DIR> … 19/03/2018 12:53 64 package.json

Reproducible Demo

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Issue Analytics

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Created 6 years ago
Comments:14 (5 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

2reactions

pindarolicommented, Apr 27, 2018

Fixex in System Variable there was ComSpec variable to %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe; I removed “;” and all works now! Thanks to all

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bondzcommented, Mar 19, 2018

@pindaroli try npx create-react-app myapp

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