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Theo's Typesafe Cult•3y ago•

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metalpipemomo

How does ct3a launch the cli on install?

Hi! I am trying to build a template/cli app of my own and I've been studying the ct3a github repo (the cli portion specifically), and I don't really have a clue as to how the cli is launched on install!

Currently, my app works by pnpm init -> pnpm install package -> npx package. (Weirdly, it only works if I use pnpm, npm is a no-go).

On a similar note, create-next-app uses npx to launch itself which adds more to the confusion.

Any clue about any of these would be great help!

Solution

npm fetches the

create-t3-app

create-t3-app

package, as well as it's dependencies, and stores them in a cache before executing the command. more details: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-exec#description

npm-exec | npm Docs

Run a command from a local or remote npm package

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