Now it will copy the contents of the template directory, but with no processing currently.

commands/create.js

@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 import fs from "fs/promises";
-import { mkdir_to, exec_i } from "../lib/builderator.js";
+import { mkdir_to, exec_i, copy, glob } from "../lib/builderator.js";
 import { log } from "../lib/logging.js";
+import path from "path";
 
 export const BANDO_GIT = "https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-javascript-the-hard-way/bandolier-template.git";
 
-export const description = "Installs demo/template repositories for the Bandolier project of Learn JavaScript the Hard Way.";
+export const description = "Generates projects using the Bandolier educational framework.";
 
 export const options = [
   ["--repo", "repository to dupe and setup", BANDO_GIT],
-  ["--template", "templates directory to use for setups", "./commands/templates"]
+  ["--template", "templates directory to use for setups", "commands/templates"]
 ];
 
-export const argument = ["<target>", "name of the project"];
+export const argument = ["<target>", "name of the project directory (must not exist)"];
 
 export const main = async (target, opts) => {
-  // cloning force is an odd feature that's much more complex
-  // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2411031/how-do-i-clone-into-a-non-empty-directory
-
   try {
     await fs.access(target);
     log.error(`Target ${target} exists. Won't install into it.`);
@@ -24,6 +22,20 @@ export const main = async (target, opts) => {
   } catch(error) {
     // access is stupid, it throws an exception but we want the negative response as a positive outcome
     exec_i(`git clone --depth 1 ${BANDO_GIT} ${target}`);
-    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  // normalize the temp directory
+  const temp_dir = path.join(opts.template, '');
+  const temp_files = glob(path.join(target, temp_dir, "/**/*"));
+
+  log.info("Copying template files...");
+
+  // copy all of the template files to the destination
+  for(let f of temp_files) {
+    // kind of dumb way to trim the middle of the path out
+    const copy_to = f.replace(`${temp_dir}/`, '');
+    mkdir_to(copy_to);
+    copy(f, copy_to); // we can add a template thing here
+    log.debug(`${f} ---> ${copy_to}`);
   }
 }