'meteor create': prose improvements

app/meteor/meteor.js

@@ -133,16 +133,19 @@ Commands.push({
   func: function (argv) {
     // reparse args
     var opt = require('optimist')
-          .describe('example', 'Name of example application.')
+          .describe('example', 'Example template to use.')
           .boolean('list')
           .describe('list', 'Show list of available examples.')
           .usage(
 "Usage: meteor create <name>\n" +
 "       meteor create --example <example_name> [<name>]\n" +
+"       meteor create --list\n" +
 "\n" +
 "Make a subdirectory named <name> and create a new Meteor project\n" +
-"there. You can also pass an absolute or relative path.  Specify an\n" +
-"example name to start with one of the example applications\n");
+"there. You can also pass an absolute or relative path.\n" +
+"\n" +
+"You can pass --example to start off with a copy of one of the Meteor\n" +
+"sample applications. Use --list to see the available examples.");
 
     var new_argv = opt.argv;
     var appname;
@@ -163,6 +166,8 @@ Commands.push({
       _.each(examples, function (e) {
         process.stdout.write("  " + e + "\n");
       });
+      process.stdout.write("\n" +
+"Create a project from an example with 'meteor create --example <name>'.\n")
       process.exit(1);
     };
 
@@ -188,13 +193,13 @@ Commands.push({
 
     if (new_argv.example) {
       if (examples.indexOf(new_argv.example) === -1) {
-        process.stderr.write("No such example application.  Available examples include:\n");
-        _.each(examples, function (e) {
-          process.stdout.write("  " + e + "\n");
-        });
+        process.stderr.write(new_argv.example + ": no such example\n\n");
+        process.stderr.write("List available applications with 'meteor create --list'.\n");
         process.exit(1);
       } else {
-        files.cp_r(path.join(example_dir, new_argv.example), appname);
+        files.cp_r(path.join(example_dir, new_argv.example), appname, {
+          ignore: [/^local$/]
+        });
       }
     } else {
       files.cp_r(path.join(__dirname, 'skel'), appname, {
@@ -206,9 +211,21 @@ Commands.push({
             return new Buffer(transform(contents.toString()));
           else
             return contents;
-        }
+        },
+        ignore: [/^local$/]
       });
     }
+
+    process.stderr.write(appname + ": created");
+    if (new_argv.example &&
+        new_argv.example !== appname)
+      process.stderr.write(" (from '" + new_argv.example + "' template)");
+    process.stderr.write(".\n\n");
+
+    process.stderr.write(
+"To run your new app:\n" +
+"   cd " + appname + "\n" +
+"   meteor\n");
   }
 });