Error when trying to create a docusaurus app from a git repository template on Windows

[cbarillet]

Hello everyone.

I am new on docusaurus and I try to create my first docusaurus web site.
I try to create my docusaurus site from a git repository: https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/docusaurus-openapi-docs.

When I try to follow the steps of the installation with my Windows 11 laptop, I have an error:

or

I tried a lot of different scenarios on Windows:

1. Run the command with git bash
2. Run the command with cmd
3. Run the command with powershell as admin
4. Run the command with powershell as normal user

I have the same error whatever the way I run the command line.

I was able to unblock me by running my command on my Macbook: everything went well.

I open this discussion just to help the community because without my Macbook I didn't find the solution and everyone doesn't have another system with him. Can you help me to find the correct solution to do what I tried to do with Windows 11 please ? Or maybe it is a bug ?

[slorber]

I'm not sure what is happening

I confirm this works on macos npx create-docusaurus@3.6.3 my-website2 https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/docusaurus-openapi-docs.git

I don't currently have Windows to reproduce the problem

Moving from shelljs to execa might fix the problem:
#10358

The problematic part is likely in escapeShellArg here:

  logger.info('Creating new Docusaurus project...');

  if (source.type === 'git') {
    const gitCommand = await getGitCommand(source.strategy);
    const gitCloneCommand = `${gitCommand} ${escapeShellArg(
      source.url,
    )} ${escapeShellArg(dest)}`;
    if (shell.exec(gitCloneCommand).code !== 0) {
      logger.error`Cloning Git template failed!`;
      process.exit(1);
    }
    if (source.strategy === 'copy') {
      await fs.remove(path.join(dest, '.git'));
    }
  }