Apparently, git's clone --templates feature is nothing like what the documentation describes. It _only_ installs files that are on the local machine, rather than from the repository content which is what I'd expect based on the documentation.

commands/create.js

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { log } from "../lib/logging.js";
 
 export const BANDO_GIT = "https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-javascript-the-hard-way/bandolier-template.git";
 
-export const description = "Test command.";
+export const description = "Installs demo/template repositories for the Bandolier project of Learn JavaScript the Hard Way.";
 
 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"];
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const main = async (target, opts) => {
     process.exit(1);
   } 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} ${target} --template=${opts.template}`);
+    exec_i(`git clone --depth 1 ${BANDO_GIT} ${target}`);
     process.exit(0);
   }
 }