Unable to create app in directory on Windows

🐛 Bug Report

The npx creation of a docusaurus app fails because of the Windows user directory name has a space in it.

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To Reproduce

(Write your steps here:)

Create a directory with a space in it. ie) \Desktop\My Blog and run

npx @docusaurus/init@next init site

Expected behavior

Creates a directory in My Blog with the app

Actual Behavior

(Write what happened. Add screenshots, if applicable.)

You will get the following error

Error: EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir '\Desktop\My'
command not found: init

Your Environment

• Docusaurus version used: latest
• Environment name and version (e.g. Chrome 78.0.3904.108, Node.js 10.17.0): node v12.16.2 and yarn 2.1.1
• Operating system and version (desktop or mobile): desktop

Reproducible Demo

(Paste the link to an example repo, including a siteConfig.js, and exact instructions to reproduce the issue.)

Error with making app itself.

[ashscodes]

I have a feeling this is a Node.js issue, possibly relating to user permission level. I’d confirm that it has the same behaviour when you run the shell as administrator and without elevation.

There is also a Stack Overflow thread here that suggests that the node environment variables aren’t set correctly.

[slorber]

Thanks, so let’s close as it seems related to your local permissions setup