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create-react-app fails to create a project on windows 10

See original GitHub issue

Can you reproduce the problem with latest npm?

yes; using npm 4.1.2

when executing the command:

create-react-app <app-name>

the terminal window disappears (ie: exits) and NOTHING GETS CREATED!

tried with and w/o sudo privs with same terminal window results

this happens with create-react-versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.4

have tried to reproduce the issue again and again and again and again and …

Can you still reproduce it?

yes

Expected behavior

have create-react-app CREATE AN APP!.

Actual behavior

when executing the command:

create-react-app <app-name>

the terminal window disappears (ie: exits) and NOTHING IS CREATED

tried with and w/o sudo privs with same terminal window results

this happens with create-react-versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.4

have tried to reproduce the issue again and again and again and again and …

Environment

Run these commands in the project folder and fill in their results:

node -v: v6.9.5
npm -v: v4.1.2
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.14393 Build 14393
Browser: Chrome v56.0.2924.87 (64-bit)

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 7 years ago
Comments:30 (10 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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phavorcommented, Nov 22, 2017

@gaearon I have done npm install -g create-react-app and yet I get error messages createreactapp

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dcu-sharepointcommented, Feb 21, 2017

anywho: will keep u posted, Gracias…

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