react-native: command not found
AndroidIosReact NativeAndroid Problem Overview
I am getting -bash: react-native: command not found error
while creating a react-native project.
Below are the additional info
1. brew --version
homebrew 0.9.9
2 brew info watchman
watchman `enter code here`stable 4.50
/usr/local/Cellar/watchman/4.4.0
3. brew info flow
stable 0.24.1
/usr/local/Cellar/flow/0.24.1
4. brew info node
stable 6.1.0
/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0
5. npm -version
3.8.6
6. echo $PATH
/Users/Ashok/.rbenv/shims:/Users/Ashok/.rbenv/shims:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
I tried the suggested steps from this link but I am still getting the same error.
I don't have any "npm" directory which they have specified in the solution
Ashoks-MacBook-Pro:share Ashok$ ls
aclocal doc info ruby-build zsh
autoconf emacs man systemtap
But I found npm file exists in the below location.
/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/etc/bash_completion.d
I uninstalled react-native and installed it again but I am still facing the same issue.
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
After adding right path to the PATH variable issue is resolved.
Below are the steps to find the right path.
1. Enter: npm install -g react-native-cli
output: /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/bin/react-native ->/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/lib/node_modules/react-native-cli/index.js/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/lib
└── [email protected]
from above output you can clearly see the path: /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/bin/react-native
export PATH="/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/bin:$PATH"
react-native init appName
cd appName
react-native run-ios
if you getting xcrun: error: unable to find utility "simctl" at this stage you can reslove using below steps
XCode -> Preferences -> Locations -> Command Line Tools -> Choose Xcode 7.2.1
You can find original solution from xcrun unable to find simctl
Thanks to @fbozo
That's It!!!
Solution 2 - Android
After continually running into this problem, and hitting this answer and not having it work..
Assuming you don't run npm as root/sudo (which you shouldn't do!) your npm modules will be installed in whatever you set your default directory to be.
Assuming you have followed those instructions, and your default directory is ~/.npm-global, then you need to add ~/.npm-global/bin to your path.
This is outlined in those instructions, but for me I added this to .bashrc:
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.npm-global/bin
Then restart your shell and it will work.
Solution 3 - Android
run this code
npm i -g react-native-cli
close your cmd and open it again
Solution 4 - Android
Try
npx react-native
if doesn't work install globally
npm i -g react-native-cli
Solution 5 - Android
If who have error , try it with sudo:
> sudo npm install -g react-native-cli
Solution 6 - Android
If you're using yarn, you may have to run commands with yarn in front. Example:
yarn react-native info
Solution 7 - Android
I ran into this issue by being a bit silly. I use nvm to manage my different versions of node, and installed react-native into a version of node that was not my default. Upon opening a new shell, I lost my command. :) Switching back of course fixed things.
Solution 8 - Android
If for some strange reasons, the path to react-native
is not in the PATH
, you should take note where the react-native
executable is installed. Generally, the issue with command not found
is because they are not in PATH
.
For example, I use nodenv
and run npm install -g react-native
/Users/khoa/.nodenv/versions/10.10.0/bin/react-native -> /Users/khoa/.nodenv/versions/10.10.0/lib/node_modules/react-native/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js
So I need to add that to my PATH
export PATH=$HOME/.nodenv/versions/10.10.0/bin:$PATH
You can verify with echo $PATH
Or you can use npx to execute local npm modules, for example
npx react-native run-ios --simulator='iPhone X'
Solution 9 - Android
Install react-native globally by using the following command
npm i -g react-native-cli
Solution 10 - Android
Had the same issue but half of your approach didn't work for me . i took the path the way you did :from the output of react-native-cli instal but then manually wrote in ect/pathes with:
sudo nano /etc/paths
at the end i've added the path from output then ctrl x and y to save . Only this way worked but big thanks for the clue!
Solution 11 - Android
Install react-native-cli
with npm install -g react-native-cli
.
You may need to use sudo like sudo npm install -g react-native-cli
Solution 12 - Android
At first run this command on your terminal.
npm i -g react-native-cli
Then create your react-native project by this command.
React-native init Project name
then move to your project directory by cd command.
Solution 13 - Android
According to official documentation, the following command worked for me.
- npx react-native run-android
Link is here
I was trying to run by "react-native run-android" command. make sure to have react-native cli installed globally!
Solution 14 - Android
In case anyone has this problem, I had a similar problem to qix, but more nuanced.
New shell terminals would default to a different version of node. I would change my terminal to the node I wanted, but when the bundle script run, it ran in a new shell, and it got the default version which did not have react-native installed.
I used nvm alias default x.x.x
so that new shells would inherit the default version I wanted.
Solution 15 - Android
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install yarn
brew install node
brew install watchman
brew tap AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk
brew cask install adoptopenjdk8
npm install -g react-native-cli
Solution 16 - Android
Dears,
Please try : npm install -g react-native-cli
If you get an error like Cannot find module ‘npmlog’ you can install npm directly using this command. If the above command run successfully then no need to run this command
curl -0 -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh
#For_Ubuntu.
Best regards.
Solution 17 - Android
In cmd Administration mode,Run
npm install react-native-cli
Solution 18 - Android
This is really weird, on my side (macOS 10.14), i'm pretty sure my node and npm work but i kept getting command not found only for this particular package. I ended up doing the following:
- Install react-native-debugger
- Make sure you enabled remote JS debugging, docs
- Run react-native-debugger
- Run your RN app
You can now debug view hierarchy and see console logs in react-native-debugger
Solution 19 - Android
try using react-native --help and see what comes up. try curl
react native library recommendation:
If you get an error like Cannot find module 'npmlog', try installing npm directly: curl -0 -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh.
https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html
Solution 20 - Android
I did an npm update, runned into the same error but after do an npm install and re-build the app worked!