[7 beta] ng new error: "new command requires to be run outside of a project, but a project definition was found", doesn't say where the stray file is

[SanderElias]

Bug Report or Feature Request (mark with an x)

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Command (mark with an x)

- [X ] new
- [ ] build
- [ ] serve
- [ ] test
- [ ] e2e
- [ ] generate
- [ ] add
- [ ] update
- [ ] lint
- [ ] xi18n
- [ ] run
- [ ] config
- [ ] help
- [ ] version
- [ ] doc

Versions

Angular CLI: 7.0.0-beta.2
Node: 10.10.0
OS: linux x64

(ng new doesn't have other versions yet)

Repro steps

ng new newProjecct

The log given by the failure

Desired functionality

A new project ;)

[amitport]

same here. Angular CLI: 7.0.0-beta.2 on windows 10

[alan-agius4]

I am unable to replicate this. Any help to replicate this would be appreciated.

c:\git\cli-repos\test 
λ ng version

     _                      _                 ____ _     ___
    / \   _ __   __ _ _   _| | __ _ _ __     / ___| |   |_ _|
   / △ \ | '_ \ / _` | | | | |/ _` | '__|   | |   | |    | |
  / ___ \| | | | (_| | |_| | | (_| | |      | |___| |___ | |
 /_/   \_\_| |_|\__, |\__,_|_|\__,_|_|       \____|_____|___|
                |___/


Angular CLI: 7.0.0-beta.2
Node: 10.3.0
OS: win32 x64
Angular:
...

Package                      Version
------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect    0.9.0-beta.2
@angular-devkit/core         0.9.0-beta.2
@angular-devkit/schematics   0.9.0-beta.2
@schematics/angular          0.9.0-beta.2
@schematics/update           0.9.0-beta.2
rxjs                         6.2.2
typescript                   3.0.3


c:\git\cli-repos\test 
λ ng new testNg --next
? Would you like to generate a routing module? (y/N)

[alan-agius4]

Following a convo with @SanderElias, It might be that there is a hidden .angular.json.

Kindly try to check if that's the case by executing ls -a in a terminal in the same directory that you are trying to using the ng new command.

[alexeagle]

I had the same issue but it was a .angular.json in my home directory. So you should walk up the parent directories from the place where you ran ng new and locate/delete that file.

Renaming this to be the thing Hans said he would do to fix.