npm create @shopify/hydrogen@latest should not delete .git directory

[PSmith-SmithAndCo]

For context: I have been hired to convert an existing php project to a Shopify Hydrogen project.
Running npm create @shopify/hydrogen@latest against a non-empty directory either forces the user to delete everything in that folder - including .git - or abandon the process.

It is annoying that the user has to delete everything. However; I understand that it would be cumbersome - if not impossible - for the Hydrogen team to figure out what is safe to keep and what would cause conflicts with the generated code.

The .git folder is probably safe to keep, though.

[PSmith-SmithAndCo]

I was able to work around this by copying the contents of the .git directory out of the folder and then copying it back in after running npm create @shopify/hydrogen@latest.

[fredericoo]

Sorry im very late to the party, but we are keen on fixing this frustrating moment.

Can you specify what you were trying to do? did you accidentally run create hydrogen on a folder you did not intend to, or did you genuinely want to install hydrogen on top of another app sharing the folder structure?

[PSmith-SmithAndCo]

I intentionally wanted to install hydrogen on top of another app. I cloned an existing Github repository and created a new branch so I could migrate to a Shopify Hydrogen project. I was surprised that I had to delete the existing code. That is ultimately not a big deal since I could reference the previous code on main. However; deleting the .git directory is a surprising side effect of installing a hydrogen app.