Create-React-App does not create starter template

Question

I'm trying to create a new project with the typescript template as per these instructions.

npx create-react-app app-ui --template typescript

Although it installs all the node modules it does not create the starter project nor does it use the provided template. I get this message:

A template was not provided. This is likely because you're using an outdated version of create-react-app.
Please note that global installs of create-react-app are no longer supported.

I'm attempting to follow the instructions and delete the global install of the cli but that also doesn't work:

 npm uninstall -g create-react-app
 up to date in 0.037s

No matter what I do I cannot uninstall the cli. What is going on?

Edit:

I was able to get it partially working on PC.

npm remove create-react-app

then

npx create-react-app my-app [--template typescript]

I tried with brackets and although the template project is there it isn't in typescript. There's something very wrong with the cli right now.

Edit:

This post solved the issue of not being able to uninstall the cli. Hope this helps someone and please upvote the OP.

Answer 1

For OP:

Your brackets are out of place. For your case, the documentation docs says to use:

npx create-react-app my-app --template [template-name]  

or

npx create-react-app my-app --template typescript

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For everyone else:

1. Uninstall (I'm on Linux/Ubuntu)

   sudo npm uninstall -g create-react-app
   

2. Then run:

   npx create-react-app my-app
   

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Note: Be sure that all the folders/files were removed on the uninstall. If you're having trouble accessing a the react folders in your linux setup as I was (due to permissions), gain access and remove by:

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/bin/create-react-app

(...and then do the npx command.)

Answer 2

I resolved this issue by sudo npm uninstall -g create-react-app

but this did not remove create-react-app, so I had to check in which directory it is located. In the terminal, if you type:

which create-react-app

it will give you some directory like /usr/local/bin/create-react-app Now do:

rm -rf /usr/local/bin/create-react-app

This will remove create-react-app manually. Now you can start creating react app using npx create-react-app my-app

Answer 3

I was having the same problem. This works for me (Linux)

Step 01.

sudo npm remove create-react-app

Step 02.

sudo npm uninstall -g create-react-app

Step 03.

npx create-react-app my-app --template typescript

I hope this helps.